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  2. The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

  3. Marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...

  4. Timeline of civil marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1907 – Under the Expatriation Act of 1907, American women will lose citizenship when they marry a foreign husband. [2] 1913 – The federal government formally recognizes marriage in law for the first time with the passage of the Revenue Act of 1913. 1929 – All states now have laws regarding marriage licenses.

  5. It took me 14 years to become an American citizen. I'm voting ...

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    I'm married to an American, and we are raising our three kids together. ... So, after being on a green card for four years, I decided to apply for American citizenship.

  6. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The general marriage age (lacking authorization for an exception) is 18 years of age in all states except Nebraska, where the general marriage age is 19, and Mississippi, where the general marriage age is 21. [1] The general marriage age is commonly the age of majority, though in Alabama the general marriage age is 18 while the age of majority ...

  7. History of laws concerning immigration and naturalization in ...

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    The 1866 Act read, "That all persons born in the United States and not subject to any foreign power, excluding Indians not taxed, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States; and such citizens, of every race and color, without regard to any previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude" shall have the same rights "as is ...

  8. Can Royal Family Members Have Dual Citizenship? - AOL

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    However, that is from the American side of things, and there is no official law in the U.K. that prevents Harry from becoming a citizen of another country, because it is the monarch who determines ...

  9. 'I just was blindsided': This Florida retiree can't claim ...

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    Klass has since sought out the help of an immigration attorney and genealogist to help him in his fight for citizenship — and to get the benefits he thinks he’s owed. “I worked my 50 years ...