By: Terry Colberg

Just moments ago, the Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Clarification: The Court only found Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional. Section 2 still stands.

Here is the opinion from the court (PDF).

Here is some of our previous coverage of DOMA:

• Amicus Briefs from Unlikely Sources Submitted in Same-Sex Marriage Cases
• The Defense of Marriage Act to Finally Get its Day at the Supreme Court
• DOMA Undercut by Circuit Courts

Update: President Obama and Speaker Boehner have each released a statement on DOMA.

• The President’s Statement
• The Speaker’s Statement

Update: SCOTUSblog has a “plain English” explanation of the case.