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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Law - "After New York, New Look at Defense of Marriage Act"
Interesting article today in the NY Times, reported by John Schwartz. A sample:
With New York’s law applying to 19 million residents and those from outside the state as well, a surge in same-sex marriages could ensue, with many of the couples migrating to places where those marriages are not recognized.Twenty-nine states have constitutional amendments that define marriage as being between a man and a woman, and 12 have laws that ban recognition of same-sex marriage. Douglas NeJaime, an associate professor at Loyola Law School, said the increased number of married couples moving around the country would force more states to “deal with interstate recognition,” and would also have the effect of “putting more pressure on the everyday treatment of same-sex couples by the federal government.”
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 28, 2011 12:41 PM
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