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Southern Poverty law Center suing VA over same sex marriage benefits... [View all]
"Tracey Cooper-Harris served for 12 years in the U.S. Army and received multiple commendations. But because she’s in a marriage with a person of the same sex, the government refuses to grant her the same disability benefits as heterosexual veterans.
In a federal lawsuit filed today, the SPLC challenged the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as well as the law that governs the Department of Veterans Affairs policy."
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http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/challenging-federal-policy-that-denies-equal-benefits-to-veterans-in-same-sex-marr
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