A year ago Thursday , a Supreme Court ruling dismantled Defense of Marriage Act . Roberta Kaplan argued the case for Edie Windsor on behalf of same-sex marriage . The court ruled that DOMA was unconstitutional because it denied federal benefits to married couples who were legally wed in states where they lived and worked. How did this happen ? Kaplan 's amazed at how many states have used Windsor case to pass same-sex marriage .
A year ago Thursday , a Supreme Court ruling dismantled Defense of Marriage Act . Roberta Kaplan argued the case for Edie Windsor on behalf of same-sex marriage . The court ruled that DOMA was unconstitutional because it denied federal benefits to married couples who were legally wed in states where they lived and worked. Kaplan 's amazed at how many states have used Windsor case to pass same-sex marriage .