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Mass. Sues US Over Definition of Marriage

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 8, 2009 1:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Massachusetts has challenged the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, saying it interferes with a state's right to define and regulate marriage, the Boston Globe reports. “In enacting DOMA,”...   Read full story »

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