Same-Sex Marriage : Legislation and Litigation Resources.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gay people.

Marriage.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (23 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Lists online resources for retrieving legislative and background information on laws and cases related to same-sex marriage. Covers legislative history of P.L. 104-199, the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, which prohibits Federal recognition of same-sex marriages; and reviews history of California Proposition 22 and Proposition 8 ballot initiatives, which only recognize marriage between a man and a woman. Contains selected legal materials relevant to the cases presented to Supreme Court.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Same-Sex Marriage

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.