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What did the U.S.Supreme Court rule in United States v.Windsor,the case in the text involving the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) limiting the federal definition of "marriage" to being between one man and one woman?


A) The Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was unconstitutional.
B) The Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was constitutional.
C) The Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was constitutional but that it would be stricken along with the remaining sections of the law based on other sections of DOMA that were unconstitutional.
D) The Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was unconstitutional but that the Court had the authority to rewrite the offending provisions in order to bring it into compliance with constitutional requirements.
E) The Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was constitutional but that it would be stricken based on significant disagreement regarding its meaning.

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