Wilson v. Ake, 354 F.Supp.2d 1298, was a federal lawsuit

Lawsuit

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 brought about in the state of Florida

Florida

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, by two Florida women who had been married

Same-sex marriage

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 in the state of Massachusetts

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 the previous summer.

The women sought to have the Defense of Marriage Act

Defense of Marriage Act

The Defense of Marriage Act is a United States federal law whereby the federal government defines marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman. Under the law, no U.S. state may be required to recognize as a marriage a same-sex relationship considered a marriage in another state...

 (DOMA), which allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages from other states, ruled unconstitutional

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. On January 19, 2005, U.S. District Court Judge James S. Moody Jr. dismissed the suit, upholding the DOMA.