A New York-based federal appeals
court on Thursday become the second appellate bench in the nation to strike down Defense of
Marriage Act, which bans married same-sex couples from receiving
federal benefits.
http://apne.ws/RJAQ5U
Although about 8 other district and circuit courts have recently ruled the same, this ruling is significant in that it was the first to hold that laws that classify people based on sexual orientation are subject to a higher degree of scrutiny because gays are a minority with a long history of being victims of discrimination: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-doma-is-unconstitutional
Also, the majority opinion was written by the chief judge of the 2nd Circuit, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and is considered quite conservative: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/BREAKING-Federal-Appeals-in-General_News-121018-239.html
http://apne.ws/RJAQ5U
Although about 8 other district and circuit courts have recently ruled the same, this ruling is significant in that it was the first to hold that laws that classify people based on sexual orientation are subject to a higher degree of scrutiny because gays are a minority with a long history of being victims of discrimination: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/federal-appeals-court-doma-is-unconstitutional
Also, the majority opinion was written by the chief judge of the 2nd Circuit, who was appointed by President George H.W. Bush and is considered quite conservative: http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/BREAKING-Federal-Appeals-in-General_News-121018-239.html
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