“Edith Windsor, a California resident, was married to her female partner in Canada in 2007 but was required to pay roughly $360,000 in federal estate taxes because the marriage is not recognized under DOMA.”
It’s not a tax. It’s a fee.
What if Edith Windsor was arrested in California because she was driving 100 mph, which is legal on the German Autobahn, and it cost her money and liberty?
Which laws of Canada or Mexico should extend across borders?
What if Canada legalized polygamy? Would polygamous marrieds demand special treatment in the US tax code?
They picked a bad case. The facts and the law are not on their side. The Congress sets tax policy, not the SC. The liberals on the SC will ignore reality no matter what.
It will be very close.
Are we to believe that a marriage would have $360,000 in tax relief... or is this just the total taxes she has paid period?