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Opinion in Massachusetts' Defense of Marriage Act Lawsuit

By Kevin Fayle on July 9, 2010 10:47 AM

A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) infringes on the rights reserved to the states under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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