Non-Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage Judgments under Doma and the Constitution
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Authors
Wardle, Lynn D.
Issue Date
2005
Volume
38
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In the spring of 2004, public officials in a number of communities in the United States began to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of state laws restricting marriage to male-female couples only. Over 4,000 marriage licenses were issued to same-sex couples in California alone before the state Supreme Court ordered a halt. In Oregon it was reported that approximately 3,000 same-sex couples obtained marriage licenses in Multnomah County (the Portland area) before a state court ordered county officials to stop issuing the licenses to same-sex couples...
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38 Creighton L. Rev. 365 (2004-2005)
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Creighton University School of Law