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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. International Marriage Broker Regulation Act - Wikipedia

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    The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 (Subtitle D of Title VIII (Sections 831–834) of United States Public Law 109–162), or IMBRA, codified at , is a United States federal statute that requires background checks for all marriage visa sponsors and limits serial visa applications. Additionally, the law requires background ...

  4. Respect for Marriage Act - Wikipedia

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    Respect for Marriage Act; Long title: To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. Acronyms (colloquial) RFMA: Enacted by: the 117th United States Congress: Effective: December 13, 2022: Number of co-sponsors: 189: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 117–228 (text) Statutes at ...

  5. Law to protect same-sex marriage and religious freedom ... - AOL

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    The Respect for Marriage Act would enshrine in law language similar to that included in the Obergefell decision, stating, “Diverse beliefs about the role of gender in marriage are held by ...

  6. 10 years later, Hawaii's marriage equality law has ... - AOL

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    Dec. 1—In 1998, 69 % of Hawaii residents supported a constitutional amendment that marriage should be reserved only for opposite-sex genders. Today same-sex marriages have about 70 % support ...

  7. Godparent - Wikipedia

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    Their respective visions of the role played by godparents differed from mainstream Catholicism. Luther was opposed to the prohibition of marriage between god-parents and -children, Zwingli placed more emphasis on the role played by the parents and pastors, and Calvin preferred the birth parents serving as sponsors. [13]

  8. Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law: 'Today is a good ...

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    The law repeals a provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, that allowed states to discriminate against same-sex couples, adding that “an individual shall be considered married if ...

  9. Marriage law - Wikipedia

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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.