What we did with regard to DOMA was extremely unique and not indicative of any desire or lack of desire on the part of the Department to do what it traditionally has done, which is defend the constitutionality of statutes.
Eric Holder: “What we did with regard to DOMA was extremely unique and not indicative of any desire or lack of desire on the part of…”
On the recordMarch 9, 2011
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Holder explains the unique decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.
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