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title: "The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited national government recognition of same-sex..."  
description: "The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited national government recognition of same-sex..."  
author: "Peterson arnold"  
published: 2018-04-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41999/the-1996-defense-of-marriage-act-doma-which-prohibited-national-government-recognition-of-same-sex  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# The 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited national government recognition of same-sex...

The 1996 [Defense](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/225759/what-do-criminal-defense-lawyers-handle) of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited national [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) recognition of same-[sex marriage](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86191/same-sex-marriage-is-not-legal-in-india-wrong-or-right) and allowed states to deny same-sex marriage was challenged by critics as a violation of what?\
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