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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) (, and ) is a United States federal law that defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman.

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Gay married couples look to Supreme Court to settle battle over Defense of Marriage Act

Fresh from a favorable ruling by a federal appeals court, Dorene Bowe-Shulman can't wait for the U.

S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether same-sex married couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples."I really look forward to the next step," said Bowe-Shulman, one of 17 people from Massachusetts who sued to challenge the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.On Thursday, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the law's denial of an array of federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional, affirming a ruling by a federal judge in 2010. Opponents and supporters of gay marriage said the case is now almost certainly headed to the Supreme Court.Bowe-Shulman, 46, said she wants the case to go before the Supreme Court because it will put a national spotlight on the law and "expose the injustice of DOMA to more people."Bowe-Shulman said she and her wife pay about $100 more in taxes each month because she is taxed as part of her wif...

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  1. Activists Expect Debate Over Defense of Marriage Act

    Gay service members from Army soldiers to Air Force officers are planning to celebrate the official end of the military's 17-year policy that forced them to hide the...

  2. No Defense for Defense of Marriage Act ?

    Democratic strategist Dan Gerstein on president's decision on DOMA

  3. U.S. House of Representatives Group Files Motion in Defense of Marriage Act Suit

    Gays and lesbians are not entitled to the same heightened legal protection and scrutiny against discrimination as racial minorities and women in part because they ar...

  4. Obama calls for repeal of Defense of Marriage Act

    President Obama openly spoke of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act at a fundraiser Monday, as he defended his personal view that gay couples should have the right...

  5. Should the Defense of Marriage Act be repealed?

    Dr. Robert Jeffress and Marc Solomon discuss whether or not the repeal of this act opens 'Pandora's Box'

  6. Gay Rights Groups Unhappy After Justice Department Defends DOMA in Court

    Gay rights advocates are criticizing the Obama Justice Department after its attorneys filed a court motion Thursday in support of the Defense of Marriage Act despite...

  7. Fed judge rules anti-gay marriage law, benefits limit for domestic partners unconstitutional

    A judge in California has ruled that the federal law that prohibits recognition of same-sex unions is unconstitutional because it denies long-term health insurance b...

  8. Firestorm After Law Firm Drops Out of DOMA Fight

    Did legal powerhouse bow to political pressure from gay rights groups?

  9. Obama Administration Softens Language in Gay Marriage Lawsuit

    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming a federal marriage law discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers continued to ...

  10. Pelosi Gets Fiscal Religion Over GOP Hiring Lawyer to Defend Gay Marriage Ban

    House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi isn't known as a small-government advocate. But she and members of her camp have sounded more like fiscal conservatives ever sin...

  11. Openly gay rep says Obama's same-sex marriage endorsement won't sway votes

    Rep. Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of Congress, said Sunday he thinks President Obama's gay marriage endorsement will not sway anybody's vote. Though Was...

  12. Gay marriage debate: Obama's pre-election change of heart

    Will the president's reversal matter come November?

  1. Federal court rules centerpiece of gay marriage law unconstitutional

    A federal appeals court ruled Thursday against a central provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, a groundbreaking decision that tees up a potential battle before t...

  2. Defense of Marriage Act appears headed to Supreme Court after appeals court finds law unconstitutional

    A battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday tha...

  3. Defense of Marriage Act heads to Supreme Court after appeals court finds law unconstitutional

    A battle over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman appears headed for the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled Thursday tha...

  4. Feds lift threat of deportation for Japanese woman married to Vt. woman

    A married lesbian couple living in Vermont who were threatened with being separated by federal immigration authorities have been granted a reprieve.Japanese immigran...

  5. The presidential race is all about the economy

    John Hlinko and Matt Mackowiak weigh in on the Obama and Romney attacks

  6. Democrats Push to Repeal Defense of Marriage Act

    Senate Democrats who back gay marriage have decided now is the time to repeal a federal law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.The Democrats may sat...

  7. How the Democratic Party lost its way

    Why is the country debating gay marriage right now? The deficit is out of control. The economy is stuck in neutral. Incomes are flat. Unemployment is stubbornly high...

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