NJ Spotlight News | Clip | What the Respect for Marriage Act does for same-sex marriage

Federal lawmakers passed the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act earlier this week, in a move that has been hailed as an important step forward for protecting LGBTQ rights in the United States. Kim Mutcherson, co-dean of Rutgers Law School, spoke with NJ Spotlight News to break down exactly what the new legislation does and does not do for federal same-sex marriage protections.