"DOMA’s classification of same-sex spouses was not substantially related to an important government interest. Accordingly, we hold that Section 3 of DOMA violates equal protection and is therefore unconstitutional...
"The judgement of the district court is AFFIRMED."
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Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs, for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, October 18, 2012. Windsor v. United States (nominal) and intervenor Bipartisan [?] Legal Advisory Group of the U.S. House of Representatives (BLAG); Nos. 12-2335, 12-2435 - opinion regarding the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act - appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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