Court Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

Via Nicola, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional:

The denial of federal benefits to same-sex spouses cannot be justified simply by a distaste for or disapproval of same-sex marriage or a desire to deprive same-sex spouses benefits available to other spouses in order to discourage exercising a legal right afforded them by the state

More details here.