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2. Same-sex marriage in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   In 1996, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted a statute banning same-sex marriages. [4] This ban was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 26, 2015. On May 6, 2004, the House of Representatives approved Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, by a vote of 85–5.

3. 2006 Tennessee Amendment 1 - Wikipedia

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   The Tennessee Marriage Protection Amendment, also known as Tennessee Amendment 1 of 2006, is a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of voters. It specified that only a marriage between a man and a woman could be legally recognized in the state of Tennessee. This prohibited same-sex marriages ...

4. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state

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   (1) If any resident of this state marries in another state, the marriage shall be valid here if valid in the state where solemnized, unless the marriage is against Kentucky public policy. (2) A marriage between members of the same sex is against Kentucky public policy and shall be subject to the prohibitions established in KRS 402.045.

5. New Tennessee law allows officials to refuse to perform same ...

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   Sergio Flores. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new law Wednesday that will allow public officials in the state to refuse to perform marriages if doing so goes against their beliefs. The measure ...

6. LGBTQ rights in Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the state's sodomy statute was unconstitutional in 1996 in the case of Campbell v. Sundquist. [4]In November 2023, the city of Murfreesboro within Rutherford County, Tennessee formally removed "homosexuality" from its local ordinance that criminalizes it [5] [6] after being ordered to do so by U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw on ...

7. Constitution of Tennessee - Wikipedia

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   The original constitution of Tennessee came into effect on June 1, 1796, concurrent with the state's admission to the Union. A second version of the constitution was adopted in 1835. A third constitution was adopted in 1870 and is the one still in use today, with subsequent amendments. The constitution is located in Tennessee's State Library ...