Case name    : Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

Case #          : Nos. 10–2204, 10–2207, 10–2214

Court             : United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit

Main issue     : DOMA, Same-sex couples, Equal Protection Principles

The Court of Appeals held that provision of DOMA which denied federal benefits to same‑sex couples lawfully married in Massachusetts was not adequately supported by any permissible federal interest, and therefore violated equal protection principles.

Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

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