Defense of marriage act

• NEW YORK (Reuters) - A law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman was found unconstitutional by a federal judge in New York on Wednesday because it improperly interferes with states rights to regulate marriage.
(msnbc.com)
• NEW YORK – A federal judge ruled today that a critical section of the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples.
(Democratic Underground.com)
• The Defense of Marriage Act almost looks like a quaint relic despite not being that old at all, signed into law in 1996 by then-president Bill Clinton.
(The Inquisitr)
• In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Keegan OBrien of Worcester, Mass., leads chants as members of the LGBT community protest the Defense of Marriage Act outside a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Boston.
(FOX News)
• WASHINGTON -- The U.S. appeals court in Boston became the first such court to strike down as unconstitutional the federal Defense of Marriage Act, ruling Thursday that it unfairly denies equal benefits to legally married same-sex couples.
(Los Angeles Times)
• A federal judge in Boston declared DOMA unconstitutional in July 2010. In affirming that decision, the appeals court cited the Supreme Court's evolving equal protection jurisprudence and a series of federalism decisions.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
• President Obamas momentous announcement. And just last week, the decision from the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in the Defense of Marriage Act case. Judges are recognizes all across the country the right of gay individuals to marry.
(YAHOO!)
• Boston, MA – A federal appeals court has deemed a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
(NewYorkInjuryNews (press release))