ADF submits brief on behalf of House Judiciary Committee Chairman to protect marriage from latest legal assaultsALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND NEWS RELEASE ADF submits brief on behalf of House Judiciary Committee Chairman to protect marriage from latest legal assaults
DOJ refuses to vigorously defend federal Defense of Marriage Act in 1st Circuit, ADF steps in BOSTON — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys submitted a friend-of-the-court brief Thursday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit on behalf of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas)in support of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the group Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders have waged separate lawsuits challenging the federal protection of marriage as between one man and one woman. Case Names: Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Gill v. Office of Personnel Management Full news release, quotes, and related media resources available at the following link: http://www.adfmedia.org/News/PRDetail/4597 ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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