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November 9, 2010

Connecticut Couple Sues to Overturn Defense of Marriage Act
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Meanwhile, a Connecticut couple are filing a federal lawsuit today in an
effort to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that
prohibits the federal government from recognizing marriages of same-sex
couples.



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