Nancy Wilson, who sued to have her relationship with Paula Schoenwether treated as marriage in Florida because it had been treated as marriage in Massachusetts. In that case, the federal court upheld DOMA. The U.S. Constitution permits Congress to make exceptions to court jurisdiction. The degree to which such exceptions may undermine federal separation of powers, the Equal Protection Clause, or the Due Process Clause, may render the Marriage Protection Act unconstitutional, according to Grossman. See also Jurisdiction stripping Federal Marriage Amendment Defense of Marriage Act (2004) LGBT rights in the United States We the People Act Respect for Marriage Act (2022) References Proposed legislation of the 108th United States Congress Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States Opposition to same-sex marriage United States proposed federal LGBT legislation