UNITED STATES V. WINDSOR
The Court Rules That Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act Is Unconstitutional
United States v. Windsor was featured in Gay Marriage, SUPREME COURT DEBATES (May 2013). The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Kennedy, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: The Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. By history and tradition, the definition and regulation of marriage has been treated as being within the authority and realm of the separate States. Congress has enacted discrete statutes to regulate the meaning of marriage in order to further…
