The Framework of Full Faith and Credit and Interstate Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages

Authors

William A. Reppy Jr., Duke Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

This article considers whether a Massachusetts same-sex marriage or a Vermont same-sex civil union is entitled to full faith and credit in other states by virtue of the Full Faith and Credit Clause of Article IV of the United States Constitution ("the Clause") and, under a statute enacted by Congress to implement that clause, Section 1739 of the Federal Judicial Code.

Citation

William A. Reppy Jr., The Framework of Full Faith and Credit and Interstate Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages, 3 Ave Maria Law Review 393-481 (2005)