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UPDATE: See our statement >>

This afternoon, the that it would not defend the constitutionality of Section Three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court. In his statement, Attorney General Eric Holder said:

After careful consideration, including a review of my recommendation, the President has concluded that given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination, classifications based on sexual orientation should be subject to a more heightened standard of scrutiny. The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore unconstitutional. Given that conclusion, the President has instructed the Department not to defend the statute in such cases. I fully concur with the President’s determination. (emphasis ours)

Last November, the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û filed a lawsuit challenging DOMA on behalf of Edie Windsor. Watch Edie's story here:

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