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Ménage À What? The Fundamental Right To Plural Marriage, Renuka Santhanagopalan
Ménage À What? The Fundamental Right To Plural Marriage, Renuka Santhanagopalan
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Polygamy And Same-Sex Marriage - Allies Or Adversaries Within The Same-Sex Marriage Movement, Jaime M. Gher
Polygamy And Same-Sex Marriage - Allies Or Adversaries Within The Same-Sex Marriage Movement, Jaime M. Gher
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
This article addresses the charged slippery slope accusation that permitting same-sex marriage will inevitably lead to the legalization of polygamy. While same-sex marriage advocates generally distance their cause from polygamy and its disparaging history when responding to such accusations, this article determines whether that response is appropriate, or alternatively, whether the same-sex marriage movement could benefit from linkages between polygamy and same-sex marriage. In conducting the analysis, this article presents a nuanced discussion of marriage and its varying forms. Specifically, it examines the United States' historical regulation of polygamy, interrogates analogies between polygamy and same-sex marriage, compares cross-cultural practices and …
I Now Pronounce You Husband And Wives: Lawrence V. Texas And The Practice Of Polygamy In Modern America, Cassiah M. Ward
I Now Pronounce You Husband And Wives: Lawrence V. Texas And The Practice Of Polygamy In Modern America, Cassiah M. Ward
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
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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 …