The U.S. Department of Justice files notices of appeal in both the Gill and Massachusetts cases with the First Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking to overturn Judge Tauro’s decision striking down DOMA as unconstitutional.
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Judge Tauro issues his judgment in the Gill case, holding DOMA unconstitutional as applied to the plaintiffs. He also stays his judgment pending appeal upon a request for a stay from the defendants.
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Judge Joseph Tauro hands down two rulings striking down DOMA as unconstitutional, one for Gill and one for Massachusetts.
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Oral arguments are heard in Boston by Judge Joseph Tauro in the Massachusetts case.
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Oral arguments are heard in Boston by District Court Judge Joseph Tauro, a Nixon appointee, in the Gill case.
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GLAD files a motion with the district court requesting summary judgment in the Gill case—that is, a decision made on the merits of the case without going to a full trial.
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