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BREAKING: Federal judge strikes down key DOMA section
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| Last Edited | COSDem Jul 08, 2010 04:06pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, July 8, 2010 10:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a landmark decision this afternoon, a Federal District Court judge in Boston has ruled a key provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.
The case was brought by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders on behalf of eight couples and three other persons who had been legally married in Massachusetts. The plaintiffs said DOMA’s section 3, which prohibited federal recognition of legal marriages of same-sex couples, violated the principle of equal protection under the U.S. constitution, and the court agreed. |
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