A key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutionally biased and will no longer be defended in court by Justice Department attorneys, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Wednesday.
But he assured members of Congress that the Clinton-era federal statute, which defines marriage as between only a "man and a woman" as "husband and wife," will continue to be enforced by the executive branch until it is repealed by legislators or definitely voided by the courts.
www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/23/obama-ends-court-defense-of-anti-gay-marriage-law/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C45833
But he assured members of Congress that the Clinton-era federal statute, which defines marriage as between only a "man and a woman" as "husband and wife," will continue to be enforced by the executive branch until it is repealed by legislators or definitely voided by the courts.
www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/23/obama-ends-court-defense-of-anti-gay-marriage-law/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C45833
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