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Defense of Marriage Act

National

Court Overturns DOMA, Sidesteps Broad Gay Marriage Ruling

Eyder Peralta

A pair of 5-4 Supreme Court rulings struck down as unconstitutional a federal law denying benefits to same-sex couples and cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California.
Politics

Maryland, DOMA And The Supremes

The Supreme Court’s rulings on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 brought swift reaction in Maryland, which last fall…