Bookcover of Recognition of Same-Sex Unions in Minnesota
Booktitle:
Recognition of Same-Sex Unions in Minnesota
Civil union in the United States, Defense of Marriage Act, Public Policy Polling
Tract
(2012-05-06
)
eligible for voucher
ISBN-13:
978-613-9-26753-8
ISBN-10:
6139267536
EAN:
9786139267538
Book language:
English
Blurb/Shorttext:
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Minnesota has legalized neither same-sex marriages nor civil unions. Same-sex marriage is banned by statute, passed by the legislature in 1997 shortly after passage of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. A May 2011 Public Policy Polling survey found that 72% of Minnesota voters supported legal recognition for same-sex couples. In 1972 Baker v. Nelson was the first case in United States history in which a same-sex couple sued over marriage rights. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota Statutes prohibited marriages between same-sex partners.