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... § 1738C) was a federal law that (1) allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages entered ... into in other states (Act § 2), and (2) defined "marriage," for purposes of federal law, as the ... § 1738C), which became law on December 13, 2022, repealed DOMA. ... Many states have passed what are often referred to as "defense of marriage" laws. ... Generally speaking, these laws are designed to refuse recognition of same-sex marriages. ...