LA Times – MA Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA
A Massachusetts Federal Court of Appeals struck down the federal Defense of Marriage act, holding that the law unfairly denies equal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. The law prevented same-sex marriages from being recognized in all states when they are entered into in states where it is legal. The ruling sets up a likely Supreme Court decision.
A federal appeals court in Boston struck down the Defense of Marriage Act today on the grounds that denying federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.
The court was made up of a majority of conservative appointees.
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DOMA ruling: US gay marriage law unconstitutional, Boston court finds
