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Defense of Marriage Act

July 16th, 2010 Comments off

(July 14, 2010) Massachusetts judge Joseph Tauro has ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.  In this installment of her weekly interview on Issues, Etc., Dr J and Todd Wilken discuss the ramifications of this decision.  She also brings us up to speed on NOM’s Summer of Marriage Tour (Dr J is participating in the New England leg of it this year).

Defense of Marriage Act

Texas’ marriage amendment under assault

October 8th, 2009 Comments off

Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow -

Texas will appeal a ruling that the state’s Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.

In January, two Texas men who were “married” in Massachusetts three years ago filed for divorce in Dallas. State District Judge Tena Callahan decided to proceed with the case and on Thursday ruled the Lone Star State’s marriage amendment unconstitutional. She ruled that the state ban on same-sex “marriage” violates equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Read more…