Washington D.C., Oct 18, 2012 / 16:30 pm
A federal appeals court struck down a key portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in a New York case, renewing calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the issue of "same-sex marriage."
"This is yet another example of judicial activism and elite judges imposing their views on the American people," said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage in an Oct. 18 statement responding to the ruling.
He said that the court decision "further demonstrates why it is imperative for the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review in the currently pending DOMA cases as well as to the Proposition 8 case."
"The American people are entitled to a definitive ruling in support of marriage as the union of one man and one woman, as 32 states have determined through popular vote," he said.
On Oct. 18, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman for federal purposes.