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Listen and Read: Supreme Court DOMA Arguments

Listen to the full audio of oral arguments made before the Supreme Court about the Defense of Marriage Act and read an entire transcript of the remarks. 


Majority of Supreme Court justices question constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act By , Published: March 27

Historic moment for gay marriage at Supreme Court: Oral arguments in the legal battle to extend the right of marriage to same-sex couples — and to grant federal recognition of such unions — was difficult to imagine even a decade ago.

A majority of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to strike down a key section of a law that withholds federal benefits from gay married couples, as the justices concluded two days of hearings that showed them to be as divided as the rest of the nation over same-sex marriage. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the pivotal justice on the issue, said the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) may have intruded too deeply on the traditional role of state governments in defining marriage. The federal law recognizes marriages only between a man and a woman, and Kennedy said that ignores states “which have come to the conclusion that gay marriage is lawful.”

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/wnycnews/2013/mar/27/listen-and-read-supreme-court-doma-arguments/

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