Mass. married gays sue for federal benefits »
Posted By david_nwpa 9 months ago in Family(Boston, Massachusetts) Mary Ritchie, a Massachusetts State Police trooper, has been married for almost five years and has two children. But when she files her federal income tax return, she's not allowed to check the "married filing jointly" box.
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The Defense of Marriage Act is squarely in the bullseye of this legal battle in federal court. Is it legal to have a law that prohibits the recognition of same sex marriage without being discriminatory to two states. Both Massachusetts and Connecticut gay and lesbian citizens can marry and not have the federal protections that are granted to straight couples immediately upon their wedding. Such actions at the federal level reek of discrimination. It is anyone's guess as to whether the DOMA will be overturned.
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