By Madison Williams The Respect for Marriage Act (“RFMA”) was passed in the House of Representatives on September 19th, 2022.[1] The Bill is currently awaiting vote in the Senate.[2] If adopted, the RFMA will repeal and replace provisions that were established by the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”).[3] The DOMA was a […]
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After Marriage: The Legal Landscape for LGBT Family Rights
By Nicole Prieto, Editor-in-Chief LGBT rights remain a hotly contested subject in 2017. From a newly minted Circuit split and inter-executive agency dispute in employment law,[1] to First Amendment justifications for discriminatory business decisions,[2] there is no dearth of legal challenges that have tested the boundaries of modern LGBT rights. […]