Comments on: DOJ to file appeal of Bankruptcy court’s DOMA ruling http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/29/doj-to-file-appeal-of-bankruptcy-courts-doma-ruling/ the gay community's news source Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/29/doj-to-file-appeal-of-bankruptcy-courts-doma-ruling/#comment-25832 Gill Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=25461#comment-25832 Turns out this was just pro forma paperwork. The DOJ is not appealing, but it asks for the right to so that the BLAG, should it change its mind, can appeal. It was explained at the White House last week.

Most of the comments at DailyKos, where this originated, figured that out pretty quickly. Maybe a news story should get comments from people involved?

]]> By: John http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/29/doj-to-file-appeal-of-bankruptcy-courts-doma-ruling/#comment-25729 John Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:48:05 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=25461#comment-25729 The U.S. Trustee is a part of DOJ. “The United States Trustee Program is the component of the Department of Justice responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees under 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.” http://www.justice.gov/ust/

]]> By: Gill http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/06/29/doj-to-file-appeal-of-bankruptcy-courts-doma-ruling/#comment-25633 Gill Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:43:45 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=25461#comment-25633 You call this a decision by the DOJ, but the Trustee and the DOJ are not quite the same thing. Unless you know the precise relationship, I’d hold off the “surprising” lingo.

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