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Full Faith And Credit For Homosexual Marriage And A Resurgent Defense Of Marriage Act, Steven Specht
Full Faith And Credit For Homosexual Marriage And A Resurgent Defense Of Marriage Act, Steven Specht
Steven Specht
When the Court considered Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor, it carefully avoided addressing Section 2 which created the ability for states to ignore the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Though bans on same-sex or homosexual marriage are slowly being overturned by the courts, Section 2 creates a work-around for many states to not recognize same-sex marriages from other states on grounds of public policy. Even if the Court is to strike down all state bans on same-sex marriage in an upcoming opinion, no case on Section 2 …