Powered by USC Law http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz On Tuesday, October 6, the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1254879628438*/">Council of the District of Columbia</a> introduced legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry, the New York Times <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1254879660378*/">reports</a>.&nbsp; The bill is expected to pass, but it could be subject to congressional override, setting up the prospect of potentially uncomfortable votes for Democrats in Congress, which under Republican &quot;leadership&quot; had for a decade (until 2002) barred DC from spending federal or local money to implement the District's domestic partnership law.&nbsp; If Congress manages not to intervene, it will be powerfully symbolic to see marriage equality come to the nation's capitol, in stronger form than merely recognizing valid marriages performed in other jurisdictions.&nbsp; Now if Congress would repeal DOMA! http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz/1/2009/10/DA.DC-Council-Introduces-Marriage-Equality-Bill.cfm 2009-10-06T20:13:00-08:00 marriage,District of Columbia,Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),domestic partnership On Tuesday, October 6, the <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1254879628438*/">Council of the District of Columbia</a> introduced legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry, the New York Times <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1254879660378*/">reports</a>.&nbsp; The bill is expected to pass, but it could be subject to congressional override, setting up the prospect of potentially uncomfortable votes for Democrats in Congress, which under Republican &quot;leadership&quot; had for a decade (until 2002) barred DC from spending federal or local money to implement the District's domestic partnership law.&nbsp; If Congress manages not to intervene, it will be powerfully symbolic to see marriage equality come to the nation's capitol, in stronger form than merely recognizing valid marriages performed in other jurisdictions.&nbsp; Now if Congress would repeal DOMA! http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz/1/2009/10/DC-Council-Introduces-Marriage-Equality-Bill.cfm 2009-10-06T20:12:12-08:00 marriage,District of Columbia,Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),domestic partnership,marriage,District of Columbia,Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),domestic partnership Not only did the Vermont legislature today open civil marriage to same-sex couples, but the D.C. Council unanimously <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1239133595966*/">voted</a> (initially, with a final vote on the legislation to follow) to recognize and honor marriages of same-sex couples lawfully performed in other jurisdictions.&nbsp; What a week for marriage equality! http://mylaw.usc.edu/blogCruz/1/2009/04/Marriage-Recognition-in-District-of-Columbia.cfm 2009-04-07T12:47:47-08:00 marriage,District of Columbia,Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),domestic partnership,marriage,District of Columbia,Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA),domestic partnership,marriage recognition,marriage,District of Columbia