Edie Windsor was required to pay $363,053 in estate taxes when her spouse, and partner of 44 years, died in 2009. Because of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act, Edie was unable to receive 1,138 federal benefits received by other legally married couples because she married someone of the same sex.
Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on equal protection grounds, Edie Windsor is entitled to the $363,053 she paid to the federal government.
President Obama, who is a supporter of equal marriage rights, should invite Edie Windsor to the White House to honor her and present her with a laughably large cardboard check for $363,053. Oh, and lots of balloons and stuff, too.