The Supreme Court decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, rested on the idea that in certain situations states know best.
Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act, paves way for gay marriage to resume in California – NBC Politicshttp://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/26/19151971-supreme-court-strikes-down-defense-of-marriage-act-paves-way-for-gay-marriage-to-resume-in-california?lite“In a pair of landmark decisions, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the 1996 law blocking federal recognition of gay marriage, and it allowed gay marriage to resume in California by declining to decide a separate case. The court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act,” affirming that the federal government has infringed upon a sovereign right of the states
