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US Supreme Court decides gay marriage cases
By Don Knowland
27 June 2013
The US Supreme Court Wednesday decided two cases on the right of gay couples to marry.
In U.S. v. Windsor, the court ruled that couples who are married in states that recognize gay marriage cannot be denied federal benefits that are otherwise available to heterosexual spouses. The court struck down as a violation of the constitutional right to equal liberty the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage under federal law as heterosexual union.