Another Court Challenge, Another Loss for DOMA

[William769]

The string of rulings that have found the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional continues today.

A federal judge in New York has sided with an 83-year-old woman who found herself subject to inheritance taxes when her wife died and the federal government wouldn't recognize their marriage.

Edie Windsor, who lives in New York, married her late spouse Thea Spyer in Canada in 2007, a marriage that was recognized under New York state law. But because of DOMA, the federal government taxed the inheritance Spyer left for Windsor after she died in 2009, forcing the widow to pay more than $360,000. In her suit, Windsor sought a refund of the tax and argued that DOMA violates the equal protection principles of the U.S. Constitution.

“Thea and I shared our lives together for 44 years, and I miss her each and every day,” said Windsor in a statement. “It’s thrilling to have a court finally recognize how unfair it is for the government to have treated us as though we were strangers.”

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2012/06/06/defense-marriage-act-loses-court-yet-again

I can get use to using this!

[Fearless]

1. Three federal rulings now...

This is the building of precedence. We will win.

San Fransisco, Boston, and New York now.

Excellent.

[beyurslf]

2. I don't see how anyone believes that two people who shared nearly half a century

should not be treated equally, fairly, and decently by their govt.