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"SF lesbian wife's benefits denial upheld by judge"

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"SF lesbian wife's benefits denial upheld by judge": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "A federal judge refused Wednesday to order the government to provide insurance benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee in San Francisco, coverage the Obama administration has denied because of a law the president considers unconstitutional."

Dan Levine of Reuters reports that "Lesbian U.S. employee set back in benefits fight."

And The Recorder reports that "Court Employee Loses Bid to Get Spousal Benefits."

Lambda Legal has issued a news release titled "Judge Dismisses Federal Family Benefits Case, Invites Lambda Legal to File New DOMA Complaint" and has posted yesterday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 17, 2011 (boomark / email).

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