House Leaders Appeal DOMA Case to Supreme Court

By Kevin Fayle on July 02, 2012 | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Leaders from the House of Representatives have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the Supreme Court in a case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).  The House leaders took the unusual step of mounting a legal defense of DOMA after the Justice Department announced that it would not defend DOMA against constitutional challenges.  The current petition asks the Court to hear an appeal of a 1st Circuit decision that struck down DOMA as unconstitutional. 
House Leaders Appeal DOMA Case to Supreme Court
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