The Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, was declared unconstitutional by an appeals court in Boston because it discriminates against legally-married gay couples.
This will likelyย go the Supreme Court.
This means that gay marriage will likely no longer be left up to the states.ย Rather, it will be resolved on a national basis.
Court says marriage law discriminates against gay couples | Reuters.
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