Question

In the Supreme Court case United States v. Windsor, the court decided that the Defense of Marriage Act violated which of the following?
(1 point)
Responses

the comity clause
the comity clause

the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment
the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment

state’s rights
state’s rights

reasonable discrimination

Answer 1

the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment

The Court held that Section 3 of DOMA unlawfully deprived same-sex couples of equal liberty protected by the Fifth Amendment (applying equal-protection principles through the Fifth Amendment's due process guarantee).