Social Security News

     The Supreme Cour t ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented Social Security from recognizing same sex marriages,...

     Social Security has issued new instructions on dealing with same sex marriage cases. Social Security's Administrative Law Judges a...

     I wrote last week that Social Security seemed unprepared for the decision of the Supreme Court holding the Defense of Marriage Act (DO...

    I think this chart from a recent Urban Institute report is interesting. (DI = Disability Insurance):

     Social Security has sent out its first staff instruction on what to do with same sex marriages in the wake of the Supreme Court decis...

    The Supreme Court is likely to hand down its opinion on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) next week. DOMA for...

      From Liz Goodwin writing at Yahoo News : If, as many legal experts predict, the Defense of Marriage Act is struck down by the Supr...

     The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which prevents Soc...

     A second federal court of appeals has declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional . DOMA prevents the Social Securit...

     A panel of the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional . DOMA preven...

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The Attorney General has released a statement saying that the Department of Justice will no longer defend the constitutionality of section ...

President Obama has told The Advocate that he believes that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) should be repealed. DOMA keeps Social Securi...

A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional . DOMA prevents Social Secu...