Supreme Court Rules DOMA Is Unconstitutional (tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/06/26/scotus-gay-marriage

Read the Supreme Court’s opinions in the DOMA case (United States v. Windsor – PDF) and in the Prop 8 case (Hollingsworth v. Perry – PDF).
A big decision day in a week of big decisions at the U.S. Supreme Court. Tuesday, the Voting Rights Act.  Wednesday, gay marriage.
The high court is weighing two major cases — on California’s gay marriage ban and its overturn and on the Defense of Marriage Act and federal benefits for gay and lesbian couples.
The court’s decisions deal with the heart of a profound movement in cultural and legal understandings of same-sex marriage. Advocates of change, looking for affirmation. Opponents, for ammunition.
This hour, On Point: Decision day in the high court on same-sex marriage.

– Tom Ashbrook