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Case. let me give you an example. a couple gets married in massachusetts, for instance. or in the district of columbia, where it's legal. then moves to alabama or mississippi, a place where they don't have same-sex marriage. the federal government will recognize those marriages, even if it's a case in alabama. as long as those people are legally married in a state where they -- where it is legal. so that's the wrinkle, and because this is all federal jurisdiction issues, the justice department has the right to do that. the states can't really -- this has nothing to do with their laws. this has...
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