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2006 Virginia Question 1, the Marshall-Newman Amendment (also referred to as the Virginia Marriage Amendment) is an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that defines marriage as solely between one man and one woman and bans recognition of any legal status "approximat[ing] the design, qualities, significance, or effects of marriage". [3]
The 2006 Virginia State Elections took place on Election Day, November 7, 2006, the same day as the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate elections in the state. The only statewide elections on the ballot were three constitutional referendums to amend the Virginia State Constitution. Because Virginia state elections are held on off-years, no statewide ...
As director of the National Marriage Project, Wilcox also oversees the publication of an annual report on marriage in America, entitled The State of Our Unions. [8] [2] Wilcox is the author of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization, published on February 13, 2024, by HarperCollins. [3]
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.
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Marriage law is the body of legal specifications and requirements and other laws that regulate the initiation, continuation, and validity of marriages, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.
Respect for Marriage Act (PDF/details) as enacted in the US Statutes at Large; H.R. 8404 of the 117th Congress (2021-2022) via Congress.gov; H.R. 2523 of the 113th Congress (2013-2015) via Congress.gov; H.R. 1116 of the 112th Congress (2011-2013) via Congress.gov; H.R. 3567 of the 111th Congress (2009-2011) via Congress.gov