A federal appeals court that covers Vermont, New York and Connecticut says the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.

Vermont is joining with New York and Connecticut in filing a brief urging a federal court to strike down the law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell says the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, denies same-sex couples of a wide range of federal benefits.

A bi-national same-sex couple in Dummerston has been given a reprieve on the deportation of one spouse, but advocates say it's only a temporary victory.

A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Local officials in Dummerston are showing support for a lesbian couple currently involved in a deportation dispute.

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Senator Patrick Leahy says the federal government should recognize same-sex marriages and repeal a law that prohibits such recognition. Leahy voted for the law 16 years ago. But as VPR's Ross Sneyd reports, he says he wouldn't do the same today.