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Type
Opinion of the Court
Filed
Dec. 7, 2012
Case
United States v. Windsor
Case status
Decided

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari granted. In addition to the question presented by the petition, the parties are directed to brief and argue the following questions: 'Whether the Executive Branch’s agreement with the court below that DOMA [Defense of Marriage Act] is unconstitutional deprives this Court of jurisdiction to decide this case; and whether the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives has Article III standing in this…

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