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Los Angeles Times 6 Feb 09 Rulings on gay couples' benefits question Defense of Marriage Act By Carol J. Williams Brad Levenson and Tony Sears spent Thursday fielding congratulatory calls from gay rights supporters around the nation for their success in getting a federal judge to call into question the legality of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this week that Sears -- who married Levenson, a deputy federal public defender, last July -- is entitled to the same spousal benefits that heterosexual couples employed by the department receive. But the Silver Lake couple aren't celebrating yet. "I'm not convinced this is over," Levenson said of their long-running battle to be treated like a married couple. "But it pushes the conversation forward." Reinhardt's ruling branded the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Read on: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-marriage-act6-2009feb06,0,6462826.story http://tinyurl.com/cvxe6l |
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