Two SCOTUS Victories for Gay Marriage: DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional, Prop 8 Dies Associated Press
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Gay Plaintiffs Claim 'Great Day' at Supreme Court (abcnews)

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.

The court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that has prevented married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health and retirement benefits that are generally available to married people. The vote was 5-4.

Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.

... In another decision, the Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California by holding that defenders of California’s gay marriage ban did not have the right to appeal lower court rulings striking down the ban.

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