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- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit strikes down DOMA in attempt to redefine marriage.
- Motion argues DOJ, Obama administration not providing any recognizable defense
- The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defense Fund Legal Counsel Dale Schowengerdt regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit to declare the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Gill v. Office of Personnel Management: “Society should protect and strengthen marriage, not undermine it. The federal Defense of Marriage Act provides that type of protection, and we trust the U.S. Supreme Court will reverse the 1st Circuit’s erroneous decision.” “In allowing one ...
- DOJ refuses to vigorously defend federal Defense of Marriage Act in 1st Circuit, ADF steps in