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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Michigan since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. On March 21, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled the state's denial of marriage rights to same-sex couples unconstitutional.
Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state. Wisconsin Statutes - Chapter 765. The Family Code (765-768) 765.001(2) Intent. - Extract:
§ 46-401 Equal access to marriage. (a) Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 persons. Any person may enter into a marriage in the District of Columbia with another person, regardless of gender, unless the marriage is expressly prohibited by § 46- 401.01 or § 46-403.
Michigan Proposal 04-2 [3] of 2004, is an amendment to the Michigan Constitution that made it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perform same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 59% of the voters. [4] The amendment faced multiple legal challenges and was finally overturned in Obergefell v.
Public polling suggests about 70 percent of Americans agree same-sex marriage should be legally protected Michigan GOP lawmaker insists banning gay marriage is ‘not remotely controversial ...
A Republican state lawmaker in Michigan said gay marriage should be “illegal again,” an inflammatory remark that prompted swift rebuke from Democrats.. State Rep. Josh Schriver (R) made the ...
Equality Michigan is the state's most prominent LGBT advocacy group. Sexual acts between persons of the same sex are legal in Michigan. They had been criminalized until the state's sodomy laws, which applied to both homosexuals and heterosexuals, were invalidated in 2003 by the United States Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas ...
A sign urging California Republicans to re-adopt the party’s existing platform was placed over a directional marker at the state GOP convention at the Anaheim Marriott.