Mass. to challenge Defense of Marriage Act

[UNHWildCats]

Massachusetts, the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage, is challenging the federal law that defines marriage as the union of a man and a woman.

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said today that she will challenge the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act as it relates to Massachusetts.

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