Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues
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This report discusses Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and legal challenges to it. It reviews legal principles applied to determine the validity of a marriage contracted in another state and surveys the various approaches employed by states to enable or to prevent same-sex marriage. The report also examines House and Senate resolutions introduced in previous Congresses proposing a constitutional amendment and limiting federal courts' jurisdiction to hear or determine any question pertaining to th…
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Date:
June 8, 2012
Creator:
Smith, Alison M.
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department