Massachusetts challenges Defence of Marriage Act
Massachusetts challenges Defence of Marriage Act
By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk • July 9, 2009 – 15:37
Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit that argues the Defence of Marriage Act violates the US constitution by interfering with the right of states to define the marriage status of their own residents.
It was the first US state to legalise gay marriage in 2004 and is now the first to challenge the controversial Act.
The Defence of Marriage Act bans the federal government from treating same-sex relationships as marriages regardless of whether they are performed or recognised by a state
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Massachusetts challenges Defence of Marriage Act