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The "Defenseless" Marriage Act: The Constitutionality Of The Defense Of Marriage Act As An Extension Of Congressional Power Under The Full Faith And Credit Clause, Jennie R. Shuki-Kunze Jan 1998

The "Defenseless" Marriage Act: The Constitutionality Of The Defense Of Marriage Act As An Extension Of Congressional Power Under The Full Faith And Credit Clause, Jennie R. Shuki-Kunze

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Missing Persons: Children In The Tax Treatment Of Marriage, John F. Coverdale Jan 1998

Missing Persons: Children In The Tax Treatment Of Marriage, John F. Coverdale

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


Family Values And The Bankruptcy Code: A Proposal To Eliminate Bankruptcy Benefits Awarded On The Basis Of Marital Status, A. Mechele Dickerson Jan 1998

Family Values And The Bankruptcy Code: A Proposal To Eliminate Bankruptcy Benefits Awarded On The Basis Of Marital Status, A. Mechele Dickerson

Fordham Law Review

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The Defense Of Marriage Act: How Congress Said No To Full Faith And Credit And The Constitution, James M. Patten Jan 1998

The Defense Of Marriage Act: How Congress Said No To Full Faith And Credit And The Constitution, James M. Patten

Santa Clara Law Review

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The Constitutionality Of Covenant Marriage Laws, Melissa Lawton Jan 1998

The Constitutionality Of Covenant Marriage Laws, Melissa Lawton

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


If Not Marriage? On Securing Gay And Lesbian Family Values By A "Simulacrum Of Marriage", Craig W. Christensen Jan 1998

If Not Marriage? On Securing Gay And Lesbian Family Values By A "Simulacrum Of Marriage", Craig W. Christensen

Fordham Law Review

The benefits of [homosexual] marriage may outweigh the costs. Nonetheless, since the public hostility to homosexuals in this country is too widespread to make homosexual marriage a feasible proposal even if it is on balance cost-justified, maybe the focus should be shifted to an intermediated solution that would give gomosexuals most of what they want . . . . . . . What . . . is called registered partnership and . . . homosexual cohabitation [in some countries] is in effect a form contract that comosexuals can use to create a simulacrum of marriage. Richard A. Posner, Sex and …