Federalism: Same Sex Marriage

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2008

-California supreme court overturns ban on same sex marriage -California votes approve ban on same sex marriage (Prop 8)

1996

-Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) -It defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman -Spouse is defined as a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife -That definition affects 1049 federal laws, rights, and privileges that are only afforded to heterosexual couples

1987

-First mass same sex marriage ceremony (not legalized) -7000 people in attendance -2000 marriages took place

2011

-U.S. president Barack Obama declares DOMA unconstitutional -Directs Department of Justice to stop defending defending the law in court

2004

11 states pass initiatives to ban same sex marriage

2013

DOMA gets struck down

1973

Maryland becomes to first state to pass a statute banning same sex marriage

2001

Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to legalize same sex marriage

1989

Same sex couples living together for at least 10 years can be considered family in New York

June 26th 2015

Same sex marriage is legalized nationwide

2003

State court decision in Massachusetts becomes first state to legalize same sex marriage

1970

Two university of Minnesota students apply for a marriage license. They're denied.

2012

US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Rules California's Prop 8 Unconstitutional

1995

Utah Governor Mike Levitt signs first "defense of marriage" statute declaring that Utah does not have to recognize out-of-state same sex marriages

2006

Voters in 7 states approve ban on same sex marriage


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