Tag: Defense of Marriage Act

  • Nation & World

    Shadowing the Supreme Court

    Every January, a handful of Harvard Law School students head to Washington, D.C., to work on cases bound for the U.S. Supreme Court.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The Supreme Court, redux

    Scholars from Harvard Law School reviewed some of the critical decisions the U.S. Supreme Court handed down in its spring rulings.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Tracking a cultural shift

    Harvard experts examine high court rulings, as well as the political, cultural, and social factors that have ushered in a wave of support for marriage equality.

    10 minutes
  • Nation & World

    On Tax Day, a step toward equality

    Under federal law, same-sex couples pay taxes on spousal medical coverage that their heterosexual married coworkers do not. Starting this month, Harvard will help LGBT employees and their families offset those costs with a tax equalization payment of $1,500 a year, the University announced April 15.

    5 minutes