Saturday, September 08, 2012

Federalism fight: 3 states say feds can't 'unmarry' gay couples

ATLANTA -- Three states where members of the clergy and justices of the peace today marry gay couples argued on Friday that it's a violation of states' rights for the federal government to then "unmarry" those people under the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

MORE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48957124/ns/us_news-christian_science_monitor/#

See also...

When football, same-sex marriage and politics collide
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/08/when-football-same-sex-marriage-and-politics-collide/?hpt=hp_t3