Supreme Court rules on DOMA and Prop 8 cases
By Lissandra Villa/Iowa State Daily
People line up outside the Supreme Court in Washington, demonstrating and awaiting the court’s decision on DOMA and Prop 8. This is what the line looked like around 6:15 a.m. CST.
June 26, 2013
The Supreme Court of the United States gave its rulings on the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) and Proposition 8 early Wednesday morning.
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that DOMA was unconstitutional. Legally married same-sex couples will get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
In another 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled there was no standing on Proposition 8, meaning same-sex marriage is legal in California.
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