Edith Windsor on Love, DOMA and Life as a Civil Rights Icon Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Edith Windsor, who brought a Supreme Court case that struck down parts of a federal law that banned same-sex marriage, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in New York, according to her attorney. ( Richard Drew / Associated Press ) Produced by Jillian Weinberger and Arwa Gunja Produced by PRI and WNYC