Same-Sex Marriages [electronic resource] : Legal Issues.

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Publication:

[S.l] : [s.n.], 2006.

Format/Description:

Government document
Book
1 online resource (24 p., digital, PDF file)

Subjects:

Constitutional law.
Interstate relations.
Actions and defenses.

Summary:

Discusses legal issues surrounding same-sex marriages and P.L. 104-199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibits Federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Examines potential constitutional challenges to DOMA; interstate recognition of marriage; State litigation, constitutional amendments, and civil union laws; and pending Federal legislation.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.

Other format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Same-Sex Marriages

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Connect to full text
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1689993

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