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Old 2013-06-26, 10:14   Link #1141
sikvod00
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 federal law that prohibits married same-sex couples from receiving federal benefits.

In a 5-4 ruling written by Justice Anthony Kennedy, and joined by the liberal-leaning justices, the Court struck down the law that prohibits same-sex couples from receiving federal tax, retirement and immigration benefits.

The decision means married couples will be treated equally by the federal government regardless of their sexual orientation.

“DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment,” Kennedy wrote for the Court. “DOMA’s principal effect is to identify a subset of state-sanctioned marriages and make them unequal.”
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