To: jazusamo
When was the law changed that allows this? Did the legal ruling have anything to do with federal law?
5 posted on
07/12/2013 1:44:35 PM PDT by
VerySadAmerican
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To: VerySadAmerican
It seems SCOTUS changed it when they found DOMA unconstitutional.
6 posted on
07/12/2013 1:50:04 PM PDT by
jazusamo
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To: VerySadAmerican
When was the law changed that allows this? Did the legal ruling have anything to do with federal law? Yes, the suit concerned a direct challenge to a federal law, the Defense of Marriage Act. By striking down the law as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court changed federal statutes.
13 posted on
07/12/2013 2:13:00 PM PDT by
Alter Kaker
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