Same-Sex Marriages and the Defense of Marriage Act: A Deviant View of an Experiment in Full Faith and Credit
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Authors
Rensberger, Jeffrey L.
Issue Date
1999
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|This article examines the interplay between two provisions, one statutory (the Defense of Marriage Act), and the other constitutional (the Full Faith and Credit Clause). The Defense of Marriage Act provides: No State, territory, or possession of the United States, or Indian tribe, shall be required to give effect to any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other State, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage Under the laws of such other State, territory, possession, or tribe, or a right or claim arising from such relationship...
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32 Creighton L. Rev. 409 (1998-1999)
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Creighton University School of Law