Legal Opinion

Windsor v. United States

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided June 2, 2011No. 10 Civ. 8435 (BSJ) (JCF)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JAMES C. FRANCIS IV, United States Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff Edith Schlain Windsor brings this action challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), 1 U.S.C. § 7. The Biparti san Legal Advisory Group of the United States House of Representatives (“BLAG”) has filed a motion to intervene as a party defendant pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted.

Background

Ms. Windsor and Thea Clara Spyer were married in 2007 following a 40-year engagement. (Amended Complaint…

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