BU Now » DOMA http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 White House targets DOMA http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/08/17/white-house-targets-doma/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/08/17/white-house-targets-doma/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:17:39 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=2858 Even as government lawyers keep defending the law, the Obama administration today filed court papers claiming the federal Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against gays and the law should be repealed.  School of Law Professor Linda McClain, an authority on family law and gay rights, can talk about where this may be headed.

Contact Linda McClain, 617-358-4635, lmcclain@bu.edu

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Contact Linda McClain, 617-358-4635, lmcclain@bu.edu

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