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Exploring The Boundaries Of Obergefell, Andrew J. Pecoraro
Exploring The Boundaries Of Obergefell, Andrew J. Pecoraro
William & Mary Law Review
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Naiming The States Where Loving Will Be Recognized: On Tea Leaves, Horizontal Federalism, And Same-Sex Marriage, Mark Strasser
Naiming The States Where Loving Will Be Recognized: On Tea Leaves, Horizontal Federalism, And Same-Sex Marriage, Mark Strasser
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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Embryo Fundamentalism, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn
Embryo Fundamentalism, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Absolution Of Reynolds: The Constitutionality Of Religious Polygamy, Todd M. Gillett
The Absolution Of Reynolds: The Constitutionality Of Religious Polygamy, Todd M. Gillett
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
The ancient practice of polygamy became prevalent in parts of the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, when the Mormon Church canonized the doctrine of polygamy and encouraged its practice among its members. Today, there are nearly 40, 000 polygamists in the United States, mostly living in Utah. The Supreme Court has ruled on polygamy several times in decisions and dicta, each time finding it to be unconstitutional within the United States. In Reynolds v. United States, a 1878 decision upholding a statute that criminalized polygamy, the Court introduced the belief/action distinction that controls religious First Amendment doctrine today. This …