"Skim-Milk Marriage": Justices Cast Doubt on DOMA in Case Brought By 83-Year-Old Lesbian Widow

Two days of historic Supreme Court arguments on the legality of same-sex marriage have concluded. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. DOMA was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The lead plaintiff in the case is an 83-year-old lesbian named Edith Windsor. She sued the federal government after she was forced to pay additional estate taxes because it did not recognize her marriage to a woman. We air Windsor’s remarks outside the courtroom along with excerpts of the oral arguments made before the court, and speak to Marc Solomon, National Campaign Director of Freedom to Marry.

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