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  2. 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 ...

  3. 2004 Oklahoma State Question 711 - Wikipedia

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    Oklahoma Question 711 [3] of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition or performance of same-sex marriages or civil unions null within the state prior to its being ruled unconstitutional. The referendum was approved by 76 percent of the voters.

  4. Federal Marriage Amendment - Wikipedia

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    Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.

  5. Tax laws discriminate against same-sex couples - AOL

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    With millions of people scrambling to get their taxes in on time, there's a large group facing additional complications and the possibility of additional taxes: the estimated 3 million same-sex ...

  6. Conflict of marriage laws - Wikipedia

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    Conflict of marriage laws is the conflict of laws with respect to marriage in different jurisdictions. When marriage-related issues arise between couples with diverse backgrounds, questions as to which legal systems and norms should be applied to the relationship naturally follow with various potentially applicable systems frequently conflicting with one another.

  7. How one couple overcame discrimination in act of love far ...

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  8. Defense of Marriage Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act's congressional sponsors stated, "[T]he bill amends the U.S. Code to make explicit what has been understood under federal law for over 200 years; that a marriage is the legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife, and a spouse is a husband or wife of the opposite sex." [16]

  9. Ask an Advisor: Can My Partner Collect Spousal Benefits From ...

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    To recognize a common law marriage, the SSA first requires that the couple does have a valid common law marriage according to their state’s laws. This varies from state to state, but generally ...