WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has notified Congress the Justice Department will not defend the Defense of Marriage Act in a lawsuit by military personnel.
In a letter sent Friday to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Holder essentially reiterated what he said in February 2011, when he announced the Obama administration had concluded the law -- which defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman -- is unconstitutional, ABC News reported. The letter to Boehner refers to a legal challenge to DOMA by current and former active duty U.S. military personnel.