The recent DOMA decision has received as much criticism as it has praise. Recently former White House counsel Alberto Gonzalez voiced a highly publicized dissenting opinion on the interpretation of United States v. Windsor which posits the position that immigration benefits should not be awarded to … Read more about DOMA Opinions – Alberto Gonzalez, Gary Endelman and Cyrus D. Mehta
DOMA and Its Effects on U.S. Immigration
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a major provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that, until now, had denied federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. United States v. Windsor rules that DOMA is unconstitutional. This discriminatory law denied thousands of … Read more about DOMA and Its Effects on U.S. Immigration
