U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 2, 2009
Court Office Continues to Deny Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses
Despite written orders from a pair of the most prominent jurists on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal government continues to deny health benefits to the same-sex spouses of two federal attorneys in California who had won the benefits in well-publicized rulings.
By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Despite written orders from a pair of the most prominent jurists on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal government continues to deny health benefits to the same-sex spouses of two federal attorneys in California who had won the benefits in well-publicized rulings. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, an agency that manages civil service employees, rejected benefit reques...
Daily Journal Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Despite written orders from a pair of the most prominent jurists on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal government continues to deny health benefits to the same-sex spouses of two federal attorneys in California who had won the benefits in well-publicized rulings. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, an agency that manages civil service employees, rejected benefit reques...
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