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Same-Sex Marriage

Pathfinders and Bibliographies

Axel-Lute, Paul. Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography of the Legal Literature (Rutgers Law Library).

Jackson, George R. Researching Legal Issues of Sexual Orientation (University of Minnesota Law Library).

Plotkin, Mark. Gay/Lesbian Law Pathfinder (LLRX).

Web Sites

Massachusetts Law About Same Sex Marriage (Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries)

Nationwide Map of Marriage Equality & Other Relationship Recognition Laws (Human Rights Campaign)

Status of Same-Sex Relationships Nationwide, from Lambda Legal.

Same-Sex Couples and the Law, from Findlaw.

Articles from Minnesota

Betlach, Bradley J. "Unconstitutionality of the Minnesota Defense of Marriage Act: Ignoring Judgments, Restricting Travel and Purposeful Discrimination," 24 William Mitchell Law Review 407 (1998).

Keller, Christopher J. "Divining the Priest: A Case Comment on Baehr v. Lewin," 12 Law & Inequality 483 (1994).

Penas, Dwight J. "Bless the Tie that Binds: A Puritan Covenant Case for Same-Sex Marriage," 8 Law & Inequality 533 (1990).

Nastich, Summer L. "Questioning the Marriage Assumptions: The Justifications for 'Opposite-Sex Only' Marriage as Support For the Abolition of Marriage," 21 Law & Inequality 114 (2003).

Weissman, Gary A. "Legal Esoterica [on Same-Sex Marriages]," 73 Hennepin Lawyer 24 (No. 2, March/April 2004).

Wilson, Adrienne K. "Same-Sex Marriage: A Review," 17 William Mitchell Law Review 539 (1991).

Wray, Tsippi. "Lesbian Relationships and Parenthood: Models for Legal Recognition of Nontraditional Families," 21 Hamline Law Review 127 (1997).

Minnesota Legislation

"Family: Banning Gay Marriage," Minnesota Session Weekly Vol. 21, No. 8, p. 12, (March 26, 2004).

"Family: Defining Marriage," Minnesota Session Weekly Vol. 21, No. 6, p. 11, (March 12, 2004).

Marriage Defined, Minnesota Statutes §517.01.

Prohibited Marriages, Minnesota Statutes §517.03.

Resources on Minnesota Issues: Same-Sex Marriage in Minnesota (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library)

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Suggested Subject headings in our catalog: Same Sex Marriage; Gay Couples -- Legal Status, Laws, etc.; Lesbian Couples -- Legal Status, Laws, etc.; Civil Unions -- Law and Legislation.

Suggested Subject headings in Index to Legal Periodicals and Books: Same-Sex Marriage.

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