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cjgl-2734	Colker, Ruth	The Freedom to Choose to Marry	2015	45	.pdf	application/pdf	19794	812	56	G. United States v. Windsor: The Right to the Exclusive Benefits of Marriage Justice Kennedy’s opinion for the Court in United States v. Windsor,86 which invalidated Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), was a huge victory for the third aspect of marriage equality. —Dana Harrington Conner2 INTRODUCTION Over the last several decades, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans (LGBT)3 community made the political decision to push for “marriage equality” and the “freedom to marry,” rather than “same-sex” marriage or “homosexual” marriage.4 Like the decision that * Distinguished University Professor and Heck-Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University.	cache/cjgl-2734.pdf	txt/cjgl-2734.txt