On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their much anticipated decisions regarding the constitutionality of DOMA and Prop. 8. The Windsor decision, regarding DOMA, is addressed in the previous blog post. The Hollingsworth decision, regarding Prop. 8, is...
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Month: June 2013
The Supreme Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
On June 26, 2013, the ten-year anniversary of the historic Lawrence v. Texas decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their much anticipated decisions regarding the constitutionality of DOMA and Prop 8. The Windsor decision, regarding DOMA, is addressed below. The...
Refusing to Allow a Transgender Student to Use the Gender-Segregated Restroom that is Consistent with Their Gender Identity is Unlawful Discrimination
On June 17, 2013, the Colorado Civil Rights Division (“CCRD”) issued a Determination in the Charge of Discrimination filed by Coy Mathis (Ms. Mathis), by and through her parents, Jeremy and Kathryn Mathis, against Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 (“School”). ...
Failing to Update Your Life Insurance Beneficiary May Mean Your Ex-Spouse/Partner Receives the Proceeds
Rarely does the Supreme Court weigh in on issues related to estate planning but in this term, it did just that. The Court’s decision In Hillman v. Maretta centered on what happens when a decedent’s life insurance beneficiary is his ex-spouse, i.e., the decedent did...