Constitutional Law
Jul. 20, 2011
Judge grants class certification in DOMA case
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their spouses' exclusion from a long-term care insurance program.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action brought by gay California state employees challenging their spouses' exclusion from a long-term care insurance program.
Even though U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken on Friday allowed defendants - which include the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, among others - to re-file their motion to dismiss, she also granted plaintiffs' motion f...
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