Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department will recognize all legal same sex marriage, regardless of where the couple lives.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
In a new milestone for gay rights, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. will issue a directive Monday expanding government recognition of same-sex marriages to all federal courtrooms and prisons, and some federal benefits programs.
The new policy, which Holder plans to announce Saturday night at a gay rights dinner in New York City, means the Justice Department will not object if gay or lesbian partners refuse to testify against their spouses in federal criminal and civil cases, and will push for them to be accorded the same rights in Bankruptcy court as other married couples. These privileges will be extended to same-sex couples even in states that do not recognize their marriages as long as they were legally married in another state.
I’m guessing this won’t sit well with folks in some conservative states… LOL.
