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Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage: Background & Final Ruling
Kendra Vasquez
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Hardback. Editor(s): Vasquez, Kendra. Num Pages: 121 pages. BIC Classification: LNMB. Dimension: 230 x 155. .
The issue of same-sex marriage generates debate on both the federal and state levels. Either legislatively or judicially, same-sex marriage is legal in more than a dozen states. Conversely, many states have statutes and/or constitutional amendments limiting marriage to the union of one man and one woman. These state-level variations raise questions about the validity of such unions outside the contracted jurisdiction and have bearing on the distribution of state and/or federal benefits. As federal agencies grappled with the interplay of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the distribution of federal marriage-based benefits, questions arose regarding DOMA's constitutionality and ... Read more
The issue of same-sex marriage generates debate on both the federal and state levels. Either legislatively or judicially, same-sex marriage is legal in more than a dozen states. Conversely, many states have statutes and/or constitutional amendments limiting marriage to the union of one man and one woman. These state-level variations raise questions about the validity of such unions outside the contracted jurisdiction and have bearing on the distribution of state and/or federal benefits. As federal agencies grappled with the interplay of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the distribution of federal marriage-based benefits, questions arose regarding DOMA's constitutionality and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
121
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781634839426
SKU
V9781634839426
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