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# Appeals Court Rules Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional
- URL: https://ivn.us/appeals-court-rules-defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional/
- Published: 2012-05-31T15:22:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:25:19.000Z
- Author: Kymberly Bays
- Tags: News

A federal appeals court in Boston struck down the Defense of Marriage Act today on the grounds that denying federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.

The court was made up of a majority of conservative appointees.

Read more as the news and analysis comes in:

[DOMA ruling: US gay marriage law unconstitutional, Boston court finds](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/doma-ruling-gay-marriage-law-unconstitutional-boston-court-finds-article-1.1087373?ref=ivn.us#ixzz1wSdjCMn8)

[Federal appeals court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act](http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/230227-federal-appeals-court-finds-defense-of-marriage-act-unconstitutional?ref=ivn.us)