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In the United States, many U.S. states historically had anti-miscegenation laws which prohibited interracial marriage and, in some states, interracial sexual relations. Some of these laws predated the establishment of the United States, and some dated to the later 17th or early 18th century, a century or more after the complete racialization of ...
Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.
No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex. Ref.1 (e) & Ref.2 (e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was issued. Ref ...
The Navajo Nation is considering legislation that would repeal its ban on same-sex marriage. If passed, it could have a ripple effect on Indigenous nations in the US.
Under the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the federal government was prohibited from recognizing same-sex couples who were lawfully married under the laws of their state. The conflict between this definition and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution led the U.S. Supreme Court to rule DOMA unconstitutional on ...
Nearly 500 couples obtained marriage licenses before the ruling was stayed on May 16 by the Arkansas Supreme Court. On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban and ordered the state to start recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions as well as license them.
American XL bully dogs are back in the headlines following a horrific attack on a young girl in Birmingham that also injured two men.. The breed will be banned by the end of the year following a ...
A post shared on Facebook claims President-elect Donald Trump has purportedly banned same-sex marriage in all 50 states in the U.S. Verdict: False The claim is not referenced on Trump’s website ...