The Supreme Court has ruled the that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court had been faced with making decisions on two key rulings about same-sex marriage. One case, from New York, challenged the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which denies federal benefits to gay and lesbian couples that are married in states that allow same-sex marriage. Section three of DOMA, which deals with same-sex marriage, was struck down as unconstitutional by the court in a 5-4 vote. This means that the federal government will have to recognize same-sex marriages in states that allow them.
The other case, from California, challenges Proposition 8, a ban on same-sex marriage that came after the state had already legalized unions through their court system. The court has yet to announce its decision on this case. Today is the last day of the term for the Supreme Court and the final day they can make a ruling on the two important cases for this term.
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