And in June the Supreme Court will vote on the Defense of Marriage Act.
The Justice Department will argue against the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law, on Wednesday.
Lawmakers are to vote on a bill that seeks to amend the country's 1955 marriage act.
Lawmakers approved the bill, amending the 1955 marriage act, despite opposition from Christian lobby groups.
News accounts suggest that the Supreme Court may eventually strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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That's why this administration opposes the Defense of Marriage Act and supports legislation to repeal it.
Congress made clear its view by passing, in 1996, its own Defence of Marriage Act.
Bill Clinton signed the Defence of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition of gay marriage.
President Barack Obama believes the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, but continues to enforce it.
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Conservatives love states rights until you get to the Defense of Marriage Act, then maybe not so much.
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The justices of the Supreme Court heavily scrutinized the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) during oral arguments yesterday.
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The 1996 law, the Defense of Marriage Act, denies federal tax and other benefits to same-sex married couples.
The Obama administration calls the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, agreeing with the ruling of lower federal courts.
The event also aims to explain the Forced Marriage Act 2007, which offers protection to those at risk.
This spring, the Supreme Court will weigh in on the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
At a federal level, the one thing that could be done is to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
The administration also has stopped defending the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in legal challenges.
However, due to the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government does not recognize the same-sex marriages in these states.
But the federal Defense of Marriage Act signed by President Clinton defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
Hughes is Eldridge's spouse under New York law but, pursuant to the Defense of Marriage Act, not under federal law.
Yet there is no assurance that the Defense of Marriage Act will not itself be struck down by activist courts.
The decision is that we will -- the administration will not defend the Defense of Marriage Act in the Second Circuit.
Furthermore, even if the Defense of Marriage Act is upheld, the law does not protect marriage within any state or city.
He says he will appoint anti-abortion justices to the Supreme Court and back the existing federal Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Mr Obama has promised to repeal the Defence of Marriage Act and to let gays serve openly in the armed forces.
First the Court would hold that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional as a federal incursion on state power.
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That has applied to the Defense of Marriage Act, immigration laws, and to the No Child Left Behind Act regarding education policy.
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That case and another appeal over the federal Defense of Marriage Act will produce blockbuster rulings from the justices in coming months.
It includes ending a legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act.
President Obama has simply refused to uphold federal laws with which he disagrees, including the Defense of Marriage Act and immigration statutes.
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