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This document is an amicus brief in support of intervenor-defendant-appellant filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit regarding the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The brief was filed by 11 United States Senators who voted for DOMA in 1996. It argues that the district court erred in finding DOMA was motivated by animus based on isolated legislative statements. It further argues that DOMA served significant government interests in clarifying the federal defi

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