The Justice Department files second in a series of legal briefs involving two big cases . The high court will hear oral arguments next month on the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) , a 1996 congressional law that says for federal purposes , marriage is defined as only between one man and one woman . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . Lawyers for House The Justice Department say they should be able to defend the marriage law in court . California still deciding whether to intervene in first case involving U.S. law .
The Justice Department files second in a series of legal briefs involving two big cases . Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on Defense of Marriage Act . Lawyers for House The Justice Department say they should be able to defend the marriage law in court . California still deciding whether to intervene in first case involving U.S. law .