Signed by President Bill Clinton, Doma has already been ruled unconstitutional by several lower courts.
As you know, due to DOMA, I'm not permitted to sponsor my foreign-born partner for residency.
The Windsor case concerns Section 3 of DOMA, which denies federal recognition to her marriage.
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But for now federal agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, consider DOMA the law.
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But with DOMA on the books, even the most liberal state laws are of limited use.
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Both Proposition 8 and DOMA do what that sheriff did to the Lovings 55 years ago.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on a legal challenge to DOMA this term.
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First of all, I want to follow up on the DOMA ruling from today.
Waiting for DOMA to be repealed or struck down in the courts will potentially take years.
Of more immediate concern was the DOMA fight, where the administration is squarely involved.
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Or does it apply to any -- another lawsuit for DOMA in the future?
With DOMA on the books state laws allowing same-sex marriage are of limited use.
In the DOMA case, the court also has asked both sides to answer the standing question.
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After his administration determined that DOMA was unconstitutional, it declined to defend the statute in various lawsuits.
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Federalism is further imperiled under this legal scenario, but sadly DoMA may have wrested the door open.
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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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His argument was simple: DOMA violated the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution by discriminating against homosexual couples.
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She told the justices that they should "await another case, another day" to decide whether DOMA was constitutional.
That fundamental unfairness, as Windsor and her supporters see it, is at the center of DOMA legal fight.
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Justices Breyer, Ginsberg, Sotomayor, and Kagan are likely to vote in favor of overturning DOMA and Proposition 8.
Some courts have said that about Section 3 of DOMA, but the Second Circuit refused to take that stance.
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The Obama administration refused to defend Doma in court, having deemed it unconstitutional.
Her colleague, Elena Kagan, said Doma was "infected by animus, fear and dislike".
Because of Section 3 of DOMA the government can deny people pension payments.
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That list grew to more than 200 by the time another DOMA case reached the Supreme Court in February.
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Kennedy seems to be giving serious consideration to striking down DOMA's Section 3 based on the federalism argument alone.
Backers of DOMA and Proposition 8 say it should be up to the public to decide, not the courts.
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Under DOMA, U.S. citizens in legally recognized same-sex marriages cannot sponsor their spouses for residency in the United States.
If the court strikes down DOMA for tax purposes, many same-sex couples in those states will face higher tax bills.
And DOMA allows states that prohibit same-sex marriages to deny legal recognition to same-sex marriages entered into in other states.
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