Greenwald Considering Moving Back To U.S. After DOMA Ruling

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Glenn Greenwald, one of the Guardian journalists who broke the NSA leak story, says he is considering moving back to the United States now that the Supreme Court has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.

Greenwald has lived in Brazil for the past eight years on a permanent visa with his Brazilian partner, David Michael Miranda. Greenwald has said in the past that they live there in part because Brazil recognizes their relationship for immigration purposes, while the U.S. does not. But because of the latest ruling on Wednesday, his partnership would now be recognized.

In an email with Slate reporter Emily Bazelon today, Greenwald said the move is “certainly something we’ll consider.”

It’s certainly something we’ll consider. It’s a huge choice with many complicated factors, and it’s not the kind of thing you seriously evaluate when the option isn’t available to you. We haven’t made up our minds in the 90 minutes or so since the decision was announced!

We’ve lived here together for 8 years and built a life. My partner is finishing school. All of his family is here. So it’s something that will take time to resolve. But it’s definitely something that we both have a desire at some point to do, and will now spend the time figuring out how and when we can do it.

 

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