Married same-sex couples and widowers in Ohio file the first of four petitions expected over the coming days asking the high court to resolve issues about marriage and marriage recognition. Update: Tennessee same-sex couples also filed their request with the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Update: On November 12, the Supreme Court denied a stay on a ruling that struck down Kansas’s same-sex marriage ban, allowing same-sex marriages to move forward in the state.
Related reading: Know Your Rights (KYR) is an initiative designed to educate and motivate LGBT elder couples to file claims for their earned benefits with the Social Security Administration.
( Chicago, IL, November 6, 2014 ) - Today, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Lambda Legal filed a federal lawsuit against the Social Security Administration ( SSA ) on behalf of Dave Williams, a widower, formerly of Arkansas, now a Chicagoan, who was denied spousal benefits after the death of his husband, Carl Allen. In October, Lambda Legal filed a similar lawsuit in Washington D.C. federal district court on behalf of Texas widow Kathy Murphy and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
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It ends the discriminatory patchwork of laws that has given some same-sex partners legal rights that were denied to their neighbors in other states. It will also impact access to federal benefits like Social Security. For those Americans who rely on Social Security for retirement, disability, spousal and survivor benefits this ruling finally clears the way for the universal and fair distribution of benefits to all who have earned them.
via NCPSSM.
The ruling will affect everything from access to spousal pension and retirement accounts, health benefits and more. But Social Security really is the headliner. Recognition of same-sex marriage in all 50 states will guarantee access to Social Security’s spousal and survivor benefits, which are the most valuable features of the program.
via Reuters.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will End Social Security Discrimination for Families Nationwide.
Same-sex couples may have won marriage equality, but some gay and lesbian individuals have been left wondering if their unions are still less than equal in the eyes of the government.
via New York Times.
Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Will End Social Security Discrimination for Families Nationwide.
A judge struck down Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban. Here’s where each state stands.
via VOX.
Today Lambda Legal filed suit against the Social Security Administration (SSA) on behalf of Kathy Murphy, a Texas widow denied spousal benefits after the death of her wife, and the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (the National Committee), arguing that denying Social Security benefits to same-sex spouses because they live in states that discriminate against their marriages violates the U.S. Constitution.
National Committee Member Sues Social Security Administration for Survivor Benefits in Same Sex Marriage Case.
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Seniors went to Capitol Hill earlier this month to tell Congress why their current #SocialSecurity benefits are inadequate. Boost Social Security Now! https://www.ncpssm.org/campaigns/boost-social-security-now/ @RepJohnLarson
