House Leaders Appeal DOMA Case to Supreme Court
By
Kevin Fayle
on July 02, 2012
| Last updated on March 21, 2019
Leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court in a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The House leaders took the unusual step of mounting a legal defense of DOMA after the Justice Department announced that it would not defend DOMA against constitutional challenges. The current petition asks the Court to hear an appeal of a 1st Circuit decision that struck down DOMA as unconstitutional.
House Leaders Appeal DOMA Case to Supreme Court
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