Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. has said that he wrote to House Speaker John A. Boehner that the administration could no longer defend in court the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. Mr. Holder said the decision was the result of a re-examination prompted by cases filed in November in two courts of the Second Circuit.
February 24, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The Obama administration has abandoned its defense of a portion of a federal law that limits the definition of marriage to the union between a man and woman.
The announcement yesterday came as the administration faced March 11 deadlines to file motions to dismiss New York and Connecticut challenges to the law.
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