Amy Goodman
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"Skim-Milk Marriage": Justices Cast Doubt on DOMA in Case Brought By 83-Year-Old Lesbian Widow
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March 28, 2013
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12:36Now PlayingTwo days of historic Supreme Court arguments on the legality of samesex marriage have concluded. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court considered the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to legally married samesex couples. DOMA was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The lead plaintiff in the case is an 83yearold 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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