WASHINGTON — House Democrats picked up another GOP co-sponsor of legislation to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that gives states the right to disregard same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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The Supreme Court may resolve the legal debate over same-sex marriage in June, when the justices are expected to rule in four cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee. The court’s 2013 decision forced the federal government to recognize same-sex marriages carried out in states, but the forthcoming ruling will likely determine whether gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry. If the court decides that they do, states would be required both to allow same-sex couples to marry and to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.
