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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York “found the DOMA provisions unconstitutional under the lower “rational basis” standard which requires only that a law have a rational basis for its classifications to withstand an equal protection clause challenge. The court determined that the purposed bases of protection of the institution of marriage, protection of childrearing and procreation, consistentcy and uniformity of federal benefits, and conserving the public fisc were not rationally served by the DOMA provisions. The court thus ordered that the refund be paid.”
Windsor v. U.S., 109 AFTR 2d ¶ 2012-870 (DC N.Y. 6/6/2012)