The Supreme Court made two blockbuster decisions backing gay rights this morning, ruling the federal law that defined marriage between a man and a woman is unconstitutional and ruling that a lower-court ruling that overturned California’s ban on gay marriage must stand. “The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity. ” the court ruled in United States v. Windsor, which opens the door for...
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