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XtopherXtopher

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6. Absoutely wonderful news.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:15 PM

Oct 2012

What does this ultimately mean at the state level? Does it prevent states from passing defense-of-marriage laws? Or is this a decision to be used in later cases as a way to fight the laws that are already there?

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(Federal) Appeals Court Strikes Down The Defense Of Marriage Act [View all] kpete Oct 2012 OP

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Hell yeah! n/t Ian David Oct 2012 #2

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This is Open And Shut Constitutional Law, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2012 #4

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Absoutely wonderful news. XtopherXtopher Oct 2012 #6

I doubt anything will happen immediately Major Nikon Oct 2012 #12

It's coming. Iggo Oct 2012 #7

Yes! Mad_Dem_X Oct 2012 #8

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In other words... Major Nikon Oct 2012 #15

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K&R (nt) muriel_volestrangler Oct 2012 #17

Only Section 3 regarding federal government treatment of married same gender couples. ieoeja Oct 2012 #18

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