While he believes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, Attorney General Eric Holder is defending former Solicitor General Paul Clement’s decision to leave a prominent law firm over its decision to abandon its agreement to defend the statute in court on behalf of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.“Paul Clement’s a great lawyer. He’s done a lot of great things for this nation,” Holder said in remarks to reporters today, as reported by NPR’s Carrie Johnson. “I think he was doing that which lawyers do when we are at our best.”
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