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Mountain Attractions In Windsor

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United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 , is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court held that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of marriage and spouse to apply only to opposite-sex unions, by Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act , is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.Edith Windsor and Thea Spyer, a same-sex couple residi...
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  • 1. Mt Ascutney Windsor Vermont
    Mount Ascutney is a monadnock located in southern Vermont. With a summit elevation of about 3144 feet , it is the second-highest peak in Windsor County, Vermont . Particularly noteworthy about Ascutney are its granite outcrops, one of which, near its peak, serves as a launching point for hang-gliders. The mountain is very steep, and its trails traverse a Vermont state forest. While the name Ascutney was originally thought to come from the Abenaki word Ascutegnik, which was the name of a settlement near where the Sugar River meets the Connecticut River, it was later determined that the name actually has no meaning. The Abenaki name for the mountain is Kaskadenak , which means mountain of the rocky summit or wide mountain. In July 2018, the State of Vermont Board of Libraries, which has the ...
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