by Christian Schappel
As you’ve probably heard by now, the U.S. Supreme Court just struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This will have some far-reaching effects on benefits plans.
In addition, the High Court also ruled on a case involving California’s Proposition 8, the state’s same-sex marriage ban. It said that supporters of the ban didn’t have legal standing to appeal a lower court’s ruling that struck down the ban.
This will more than likely open the door to legalized same-sex marriage in California, although the losing party has a few weeks to petition the courts over the verdict.
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