Petition for Cert. Docketed Appealing 1st Circuit's Rejection of DOMA

Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Nancy Gill, et al.

On July 3, 2012, Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives v. Nancy Gill, et al., was docketed in the United States Supreme Court, seeking review of Massachusetts v. HHS.

In Massachusetts v. HHS, the 1st Circuit held that DOMA was not adequately supported by any permissible federal interest, and therefore violated equal protection principles.

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