A Year Post Windsor: Are Same Sex Spouses Able to Access Their Federal Benefits?
The United States Department of Justice today issued its formal report on its efforts, together with other federal agencies, to implement the decision the Supreme Court’s historic Windsor decision striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act across the entire government. There were also announcements released in conjunction with the report that clarify or granted […]
Meghan Freed in Connecticut Law Tribune Article About Federal Benefits for Same Sex Couples
Meghan Freed was featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled “DOMA Decision Brings Wave of Litigation Involving Same-Sex Partners.” While the United States Supreme Court’s overturn of a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) in June, 2013, gave legally married same-sex couples access to all the federal protections afforded to legally married […]
