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Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not strike down DOMA. Section 2 of the Act, which lets states refuse to recognize same-sex marriages established by other s
by hawkharris 13y ago
Unfortunately, the Supreme Court did not strike down DOMA. Section 2 of the Act, which lets states refuse to recognize same-sex marriages established by other states, remains intact.
- smackfu 13y agoWere they even able to do that, since it wasn't part of the case in front of them?
- hawkharris 13y agoNo, that's a good point. SCOTUS evaluated only Section 3 of DOMA. They did not "strike down" the entire Act, as most reporters are suggesting.
- tomjen3 13y agoIt seems reasonable that that part would be struck down later, when some suit is brought over it, or the Equal Rights Amendment finally passes.