Couples and legal experts testify on economic and legal impacts of Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 7, 2011. Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Luis V. Gutierrez (IL-04) held a congressional field forum to investigate the impact of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), specifically the denial of federal benefits to same-sex couples and their families in Illinois and around the country, and to review DOMA’s constitutionality and current court cases.…
