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A rapidly growing number of Americans now live in states that grant the basic rights and responsibilities of marriage to same-sex couples. But DOMA prevents the federal government from recognizing any of these relationships!
Tell Congress: It’s time to Dump DOMA.

Within the last few weeks, the governors of Washington and Maryland signed into law bills giving legal recognition to same-sex marriages, and a federal district court judge ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the Constitution’s equal protections clause.

If ever we had the momentum on our side to once and for all repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act it’s now.

Tell Congress it’s time to Dump DOMA now.

As more and more Americans live in states where marriage equality is the law, it’s important to underscore the sharp reality that as long as those same-sex married couples are being denied federal recognition, they are still shut out from hundreds of rights and benefits that other married couples enjoy.

PFAW launched our Dump DOMA campaign in December of 2008, and since then, it’s been joined by nearly 165,000 people and there are bills in both the House and the Senate to repeal the law that prevents even those same-sex couples in states with marriage equality from truly enjoying the rights, responsibilities and recognition that they and their relationships deserve.

Please make sure you are on board at DumpDOMA.org.

The Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal DOMA, has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee, thanks to the energetic support of Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and others. Representative Jerrold Nadler‘s (D-NY) companion bill has bipartisan support in the House and the Obama administration supports repealing the law.

We need to keep the pressure on Congress now more than ever.

Please add your name to the petition now and then help spread the word.

Thank you for your committed activism on behalf of fairness and equality — the American Way.

Sincerely, Michael Keegan, President

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Last Chance: Join an Online Event, with a Very Special Guest, about Women and the Constitution

11/16/2011 Nativegrl77


	Join a Very Special Live Webcast



	Register to join a live webcast discussion about the past and future of women’s legal rights under the Equal Protection Clause, with special guest Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Forty years ago, Reed v. Reed was the first case in which the Supreme Court applied the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution to strike down a law that discriminated on the basis of sex. Tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern, we’ll be marking this historic case with a special panel discussion about the past and future of women’s legal rights under the Equal Protection Clause, featuring special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Join the sponsors — American University Washington College of Law, George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, National Women’s Law Center, the University of the District of Columbia‘s David A. Clarke School of Law, and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia — for this special event.

Register today to join this fascinating panel discussion live via webcast, with special guest speaker Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The panel will be moderated by NPR’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and will include:

Jacqueline Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Earl Maltz, Professor at Rutgers University Law School, Camden
Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, National Women’s Law Center
Nina Pillard, Professor at Georgetown Law University

Justice Ginsburg, who was the principal author of the brief on behalf of the plaintiff in Reed v. Reed, will give remarks.

We hope you’ll join this special, live webcast tomorrow, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Sincerely,

Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

P.S. Want to ask panelists or Justice Ginsburg a question about women’s constitutional rights? Post a question on our Facebook page and watch the live webcast to see if it’s asked.

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Join National Women’s Law Center for an Online Event with a Very Special Guest

11/09/2011 Nativegrl77

Forty years ago and for the first time in the Fourteenth Amendment’s 103-year history, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its Equal Protection Clause protected women’s rights.

To honor this landmark decision in Reed v. Reed and take stock of where constitutional protections for women stand today, the National Women’s Law Center will co-host a panel featuring special guest speaker Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. Eastern to 2:30 p.m. Eastern, entitled “Reed v. Reed at 40: Equal Protection and Women’s Rights.”

The esteemed panel will be moderated by NPR’s legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg and will include:Jacqueline Berrien, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
— Marcia Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center
— Earl Maltz, Professor at Rutgers University Law School, Camden
— Nina Pillard, Professor at Georgetown Law University
— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was the principal author of the brief on behalf of the plaintiff in Reed v. Reed, will give concluding remarks.

Join the National Women’s Law Center and our co-sponsors — American University Washington College of Law, George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, the University of the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law, and the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia — for this special event.

Register to watch the live webcast of our panel “Reed v. Reed at 40: Equal Protection and Women’s Rights” on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern. WWW.NWLC.ORG

We hope you’ll join us for this exciting event.

Sincerely,

Emily J. Martin
Vice President and General Counsel
National Women’s Law Center

P.S. Want to participate in the event on social media? Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook and watch live updates. You can also follow the conversation at #reedvreed.