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Gay Rights Groups Unhappy After Justice Department Defends DOMA in Court

Gay rights advocates are criticizing the Obama Justice Department after its attorneys filed a court motion on January 13 in support of the Defense of Marriage Act despite the president's view that the law should be repealed. The Defense of Marriage Act defines marriage as a union between a man and woman -- a provision the administration has suggested is ripe for scrutiny after Congress repealed the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays from serving openly in the military. But the Justice Department nevertheless filed a brief last week before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in defense of the law after a lower-court judge ruled it unconstitutional. Click here to read more.
 
 



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