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Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
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Contributor | WesternDem |
Last Edited | WesternDem May 31, 2012 11:52am |
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Author | RYAN J. REILLY |
News Date | Thursday, May 31, 2012 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | The federal government had no permissible federal interest in denying benefits to same-sex couples under the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled Thursday.
Congress’ effort to “put a thumb on the scales and influence a state’s decision as to how to shape its own marriage laws” should subject the justifications of the law to greater scrutiny, the three-judge panel ruled. Tradition alone, the court said, wasn’t enough of a reason to deny same-sex couples federal benefits. |
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