What is DOMA ?

Recently "Defense of Marriage Act" has been declared unconstitutional in USA by Supreme Court. 

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What is DOMA?

The so-called "Defense of Marriagderal recognition was ruled unconstitutional.e Act," or DOMA, was passed in 1996 by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The part that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court is called "Section Three," which prevented the federal government from recognizing any marriages between gay or lesbian couples for the purpose of federal laws or programs, even if those couples are considered legally married by their home state. The other significant part of DOMA makes it so that individual states do not legally have to acknowledge the relationships of gay and lesbian couples who were married in another state. Only the section that dealt with federal recognition was ruled unconstitutional.

What is Section Three of DOMA?

Section Three is the part that prevented the federal government from recognizing any marriages between gay or lesbian couples for the purpose of federal laws or programs, even if those couples are considered legally married by their home state.

What is the status of DOMA right now?

The U.S. Supreme Court has struck down Section 3 of DOMA which prevented the federal government from recognizing marriages of same-sex couples, because it violated the constitution’s “equal protection” promise.

Because DOMA was ruled unconstitutional, does that make marriage equality legal throughout the country?

No. It means the federal government has to recognize the legal marriages of same-sex couples. The ruling does not require any state to legalize or recognize marriage equality that has not already done so.