Legality of Same-Sex Marriages The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law. Presently, it is one of the most vigorously advocated reforms discussed in law reviews, one of the most explosive political questions facing lawmakers, and one of the most provocative issues emerging before American courts. If same-sex marriage is legalized, it could be one of the most revolutionary policy decisions in the history of …showed first 75 words of 2692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2692 total…and in health, in Hawaii and where else?: Conflict of laws and recognition of same-sex marriages," 109 Harv. L. Rev. 2038, June 1996 Levendosky, Charles, Greensboro News and Record, "Congressional Intrusion Into Marriage Just Gets DOMA and DOMA", May 20 1996 Baehr v.Miike, 910 P.2d 112 (Hawaii Jan 23, 1996) Baehr v. Lewin, 852 P.2d 44, (Hawaii May 5, 1993) Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted 1996 Article IV, sec.1 United States Constitution Handbook on Uniform State Laws, United States Code, Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act