Defense of Marriage Act
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The Defense of Marriage Act was a 1996 U.S. federal law that defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions.
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Windsor v. United States (in part)
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Clinton administration
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