NEW YORK -- Yet another federal court has ruled the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, aka DOMA, is unconstitutional.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld a lower court ruling that found DOMA was unconstitutional, sticking another hole in the federal law that discriminates against legally married gay and lesbian couples.

The ruling by a three-judge panel was authored by Judge Michael Boudin, who was nominated by President George H.W. Bush, a Republican. It involves two closely-watched cases:

WAYNESVILLE, Ohio -- The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio signed an agreed judgment order this week in favor of Maverick Couch, affirming the high school junior's First Amendment right to wear a T-shirt with the slogan "Jesus Is Not a Homophobe" to school on any day he chooses.

NEW YORK -- Lambda Legal has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the New York Court of Appeals urging the court to drop the aggravated assault charge leveled at a criminal defendant based on his HIV status.

"The last time I checked, being HIV-positive is not a crime," said Scott Schoettes, HIV Project director at Lambda Legal. "And a person should not face criminal punishment -- or, as in this case, significantly enhanced penalties -- simply because he or she happens to be living with HIV."

WAYNESVILLE, Ohio — An openly gay Ohio teen, who is suing his school after being threatened with suspension for wearing a T-shirt containing the message “Jesus Is Not A Homophobe,” will be allowed to wear the shirt after all — but for 1 day only, a federal judge ruled this week.

In a conference with Judge Barrett of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio, the Wayne Local School District agreed to permit 16-year-old Maverick Couch to wear his T-shirt on one day only, GLSEN’s National Day of Silence, while the case proceeds.