Court Rejects Republican DOMA Delay Request

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Court Rejects Republican DOMA Delay Request

A federal judge on Friday rejected a request made by lawyers acting on behalf of House Republicans that the court delay a DOMA challenge where a disabled war veteran is contesting the law’s block on equal spousal disability benefits. Reports SF Gate: U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall of Los Angeles denied a stay in a brief order Friday. She did not spell out her reasoning but said she had considered all pertinent factors, including the harm that a delay might cause. That harm amounts to $124 a month that the law is costing former Army Sgt. Tracey Cooper-Harris in disability benefits, her lawyers said. Cooper Harris v. United States is a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Tracey Cooper-Harris. The suit challenges the denial of equal disability benefits for Harris’ same-sex spouse. BLAG, lawyers acting on behalf of ...

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@secularjen » 07 Aug '12, 10am
'Court Rejects Republican #DOMA Delay Request' any more 'requests' since then? [link] Fucking DOMA! #Un-American #LGBT
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@PoloPersonGwen » 05 Aug '12, 8pm
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Court Rejects GOP House #DOMA Delay Request [link] taxpayer $ continue 2b wasted in idiotic defence of odious law /@Maddowblog
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