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In 5-4 Vote, Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA
Federal Defends of Marriage Act, a same-sex marriage ban, ruled unconstitutional.
According to the Huffington Post, the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented gay marriages from being legally recognized by the federal government, is unconstitutional.
Justice Kennedy wrote the opinion in the 5-4 decision, striking down DOMA on the grounds that it violates the Fifth Amendent, depriving a class of persons from their equal liberty. Justice Roberts wrote one dissent; Scalia another, in which he was joined by Thomas and in part by Roberts.
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