GOP Leaders’ Legal Team Will Appeal DOMA Ruling

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The legal team backing the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) on behalf of Republican leaders in Congress will appeal a federal judge’s ruling which declared the sections of DOMA that define marriage as between a man and a woman unconstitutional.

The notice of appeal, first reported by Chris Geidner, was filed over the objections of Democratic leaders of the House. An appeal would send the case to the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court.

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