GLAD Responds to U.S. Motion to Dismiss DOMA Suit; Seeks Final Ruling in Favor of Plaintiff Couples

11/17/09 press release by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (with links to associated filings):

Stepping up its litigation challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, GLAD today filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts both an opposition to the federal government’s motion to dismiss Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, and a motion for summary judgment seeking a final ruling on the law in favor of the plaintiffs.

11/17/09 Huffington Post:

BOSTON — Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plausible" reason for having a federal definition of marriage that excludes gay couples.