Judge John E. Jones, III, a federal district court judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, declared this week that Pennsylvania’s Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between one man and one woman, is unconstitutional. He also ruled that Pennsylvania must recogniz

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a Philadelphia law firm are seeking to overturn Pennsylvania’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The DOMA, passed in 1996, statutorily defines marriage as the union between one man and one woman in the state of Pennsylvania and does not reco