U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 6, 2012
White House asks high court to review DOMA decision
The Obama administration took the extraordinary step Tuesday of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal judge's decision striking a section of DOMA before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals considers the matter.
By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Obama administration took the extraordinary step Tuesday of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a San Francisco federal judge's decision striking a section of the Defense of Marriage Act before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considers the matter. The solicitor general's office argues in its petition that the court should take the case as soon as possible to resolve the constitutionality of DOMA's prohibition of fed...
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