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Charles Merrill
Merrill Files Facts in U.S. Tax Court Case
November 15th, 2008
Charles Merrill has filed papers with the U.S. Tax Court objecting to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) based on the 1st Amendment Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution. He objects to not getting all the same benefits as other married couples -- 1,138 of them -- under a discriminatory tax code. Merrill, a life member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and cousin of the founder of Merrill Lynch, was previously married to the late Evangeline Johnson, the Johnson & Johnson heiress. He has refused to pay federal taxes, protesting marriage equality. He is legally married to his husband, Kevin Boyle, in the state California, but not recognized by the Federal...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-11-15)
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