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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Source: Democracy Now!
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