US lawmakers defend DOMA in court filing

[JURIST] Members of the House of Representatives Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group defended the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) [text; JURIST news archive] in a filing [text, PDF] on Friday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California [official website]. In the filing, the three Republican members of the group, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) [official website], responded to a motion for summary judgment by plaintiff Karen Golinski, whose request to extend her health insurance benefits to…