The Defense of Marriage Act, signed by President Clinton, blocked same sex couples from receiving federal benefits.
Supporters of same sex marriage declared the removal of DOMA to be a victory.
However, in a separate ruling, the Court also refused to make a national decision on same sex marriage.
They decided that such actions should be left to the states.
This means that states that have legalized same sex marriage saw their laws supported, while at the same time states which banned same sex marriage were supported as well.
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