In a decision issued today, Judge Jones found the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.   Judge Jones’ decision came on the heels of the Ninth Circuit’s decision, Tuesday, declining en banc review of its February decision finding California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional, and the First Circuit ‘s affirmance, last week, of  two 2010 district court decisions finding that DOMA unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to same-sex couples.
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