Same-Sex Marriages : Legal Issues

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

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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 constitutional challe...

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 constitutional challenges to DOMA; interstate recognition of marriage; State litigation, constitutional amendments, and civil union laws; and pending Federal legislation.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-31994j in the 2011 issue.

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