BREAKING: Edie Windsor, unlikely heroine of same-sex marriage case, dies at 88

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Edie Windsor, the New York octogenarian whose successful challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 2013 paved the way for the Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage two years later, died Tuesday. She was 88. Windsor won her case against the federal government, which had denied her the same tax benefits enjoyed by heterosexual widows or widowers following the death of a spouse. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM     Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108