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2. Respect for Marriage Act - Wikipedia

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   The Respect for Marriage Act (RFMA; H.R. 8404) is a landmark [1] [2] [3] United States federal law passed by the 117th United States Congress in 2022 and signed into law by President Joe Biden.

3. Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States

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   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.

4. Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, the United States Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 104–199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 of DOMA defines "marriage" and "spouse" for purposes of both federal law and any ruling, regulation, or interpretation by an administrative bureau or agency of the United States government. [1]

5. Kansas Republicans reject changing laws that say marriage is ...

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   Kansas Republicans on Monday rejected an attempt by Democrats to change state laws that require marriage to be between a man and a woman. While the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that states ...

6. Federal Marriage Amendment - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, civil marriage is governed by state law. Each state is free to set the conditions for a valid marriage, subject to limits set by the state's own constitution and the U.S. Constitution. Traditionally, a marriage was considered valid if the requirements of the marriage law of the state where the marriage took place were ...

7. Teens can’t make lifelong commitments. Missouri must ban ...

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   Thanks to a Kansas City Star investigation exposing the issue, the Missouri General Assembly eventually changed the law. Now the state forbids marriage licenses to anyone under the age of 16, and ...

8. U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

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   Constitutional bans on same-sex unions were advocated in response to the legalization of same-sex marriage in other jurisdictions, notably Canada and Massachusetts.. Some amendments and some proposed amendments forbade a state from recognizing even non-marital civil unions and domestic partnerships, while others explicitly allowed for same-sex unions that were not called "marriages".

9. Bill would ban marriages under age 16 in West Virginia - AOL

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   A child marriage bill was passed by the West Virginia Senate on Friday night after it was changed to prohibit anyone younger than 16 from getting married and to ban age gaps of more than four ...