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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |