Assertion: couple's argument | /r/HasProperty | avoided by the department of justice
Facets:
value: previously
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Former United States Solicitor General Paul Clement filed, on BLAG's behalf, a motion to dismiss raising arguments previously avoided by the Department of Justice: that DOMA's definition of marriage is valid "because only a man and a woman can beget a child together, and because historical experience has shown that a family consisting of a married father and mother is an effective social structure for raising children.