Interstate Marriage Recognition and the Defense of Marriage Act.

Discusses legal principles applied by courts to determine the validity of a marriage contracted in another State, in light of prospect that same-sex marriage may be legalized in Hawaii. Addresses the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits Federal recognition of same-sex marriage; constitutional is...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1996.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Discusses legal principles applied by courts to determine the validity of a marriage contracted in another State, in light of prospect that same-sex marriage may be legalized in Hawaii. Addresses the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits Federal recognition of same-sex marriage; constitutional issues; and recent Supreme Court decisions on the equal protection rights of gays and lesbians.
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