Mass. to challenge Defense of Marriage Act
Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:22 am
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.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaki ... allen.html
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.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaki ... allen.html