Court: Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Updated: October 24, 2012 10:09PM
The Associated Ppress reports a federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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