Conservative Group Files Lawsuit Over DOMA Records

A conservative public interest group wants Justice Department records about the decision to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act. In its suit filed on April 29 and announced Tuesday, Judicial Watch insists the DOJ turn over any documents it may have containing internal communications about the decision announced in February not to defend the 1996 statute, which defines marriage as a union betwe...

Main Justice • May 18, 2011

Virginia AG Drops King & Spalding for Its Bailout on DOMA

The decision of King & Spalding to bail out of the controversy surrounding the Defense of Marriage Act continues to have a ripple effect, with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli notifying the firm that his office was ending its relationship with it because of the firm's "obsequious act of weakness."...

Main Justice • Apr 30, 2011