1st circuit: Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional 
The federal Defense of Marriage Act violates principles of equal protection and federalism under the U.S. Constitution, the 1st Circuit has ruled. The court concluded that Congress, in enacting DOMA, failed to identify justifications for the law’s definition of marriage sufficient to satisfy those constitutional concerns.
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