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SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to State Marriage Laws
The future of the institution of marriage in the United States will be decided next year as the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rules on two landmark cases. The High Court has agreed to hear legal challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to a California constitutional amendment preserving the definition of natural marriage.
In the most momentous case, the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, which was approved by California voters in 2008. Proposition 8 amended California’s state constitution to affirm that marriage is the legal union of one …
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Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Brian Brown, Family Research Council, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Jim Campbell, John Eastman, National organization for marriage, United States v. Windsor
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