Gay Spouses to Receive Veterans Benefits, U.S. Says
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The U.S. Justice Department will stop enforcing federal law barring married gay couples from veterans’ benefits, clearing the way for payments to begin, according to a letter sent to congressional leaders.
Attorney General Eric Holder told lawmakers he would no longer defend the statute in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June striking down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and a recent court ruling that called language in the law unconstitutional.