Civil Rights
May 26, 2012
Gay state employees win round in fight for benefits
Plaintiffs contended two federal laws violate the Constitution's equal protection and due process clauses by barring them from enrolling their legal spouses and domestic partners in CalPERS' long-term care plan.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Gay state employees cleared a significant hurdle in their fight for equal health benefits Thursday when a U.S. judge granted summary judgment to a class of plaintiffs seeking long-term care insurance for their partners.
Plaintiffs contended two federal laws - Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Section 7702B(f) of the Internal Revenue Code - violate the Constitut...
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