The Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), saying that it amounted to the “deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment.”
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Administration Asks SCOTUS to Support Same-Sex Marriage
In a friend-of-the-court brief filed late last week, the Obama Administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage in a legal argument that could imperil states’ bans across the country.