DOMA deprives the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment
The Unites States Supreme Court today voting 5-4 struck down the
Defense of Marriage Act, a
United States federal law that restricted federal marriage benefits and required inter-state marriage recognition to only
opposite-sex marriages in the United States.
Learn more about today's Supreme Court ruling and the Defense of Marriage Act:
Defense of Marriage Act on
Wikipedia.
Supreme Court DOMA Decision Rules Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional on
Huffington Post.
Commentary and analysis of the Supreme Court decision on
SCOTUSBLOG
.