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[hiromichi]

Should an ending quotation mark below be moved to immediately after "unconstitutional" ?

�The president and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny and that, as applied to same-sex couples legally married under state law,� a crucial provision of the act is unconstitutional, Mr. Holder wrote.
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Hiromichi

[asterix]

The words in quotation marks are Holder's actual words. What follows after the quote is probably a summary of what he said.

[hiromichi]

asterix:
Thank you very much.
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Hiromichi

[Lorikeet]

The actual quote, from CNN.com is: Holder wrote, �the President and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny and that, as applied to same-sex couples legally married under state law, Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional.� You can see what was changed.