Obama Administration Refers Two DOMA Cases to SCOTUS

Yesterday, the Department of Justice asked  the Supreme Court to rule on two lower court rulings that have found Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.  This fast track would bypass a review by the Ninth Court of Appeals for one of the cases, Golinski v. Office of Personnel Management, scheduled for September. If the court takes either case, arguments would be heard this winter, with a ruling next June. It would be so great if DOMA were struck down in less than a year.   Over 1500 benefits granted to heterosexual married couples are denied same-sex couples because of the discriminatory law. Read the full article in the New York Times here.  Also, AmercaBlog Gay has more here.