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  Appeals Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
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Last EditedWesternDem  May 31, 2012 11:52am
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AuthorRYAN J. REILLY
News DateThursday, May 31, 2012 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionThe 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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