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United States v. Windsor

A federal court decision that forced federal recognition of many spousal benefits for same-sex couples.

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Feb 1, 2026
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Will woman be forced to Marry and have children?

There is documented evidence that and child marriage occur in the and that such marriages commonly result in coerced childbearing, but the phenomenon is driven by a patchwork of state laws, cultural p...

Feb 6, 2026

Is gay marriage still legal?

remains legally recognized : 2015 decision in established a constitutional right to marry that applies nationwide, and subsequent federal and have reinforced recognition of those marriages . At the sa...

Feb 3, 2026

How have same-sex marriage laws changed since the repeal of DOMA in 2013?

Since the invalidated key parts of the Defense of Marriage Act in v. Windsor and then guaranteed a constitutional right to in , federal and state marriage law shifted from a patchwork of prohibitions ...

Feb 2, 2026

isn’t that law that protects spouses from testifying against their spouses like it would Ivana from testifying against Trump?

The short answer is: no—there is that forever prevents a spouse from testifying against the other in federal criminal proceedings, and courts have resisted treating marriage as an absolute shield; the...

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