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Second Circuit Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

In June, Southern District Judge Barbara Jones had declared in <i>Windsor v. United States</i> that DOMA is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause, concluding the law bore no relationship to the preservation of marriage. On Oct. 18, the Second Circuit announced its agreement.

29 minute read October 29, 2012 at 03:36 PM
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Janice G. Inman
Second Circuit Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

On Sept. 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments for and against the application of the1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to the case of a New York widow who had to pay federal inheritance taxes that would not have been levied had she been married to a man, and not a woman.

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