 is the defense of marriage act unconstitutional  the obama administration appears to be attempting to influence the us supreme court by filing a brief weeks before the supreme court will consider the issue of same sex marriage by saying the ldquo defense of marriage act rdquo as passed by congress ldquo violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection rdquo for an article on the issue click on the following story link  http thehillcom blogs blogbriefingroom news 284521obamabriefdefenseofmarriageactunconstitution 19  the defense marriage act unconstitutional  