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1.
The Freshmen: What Happened to the Republican Revolution?
Contributors:
Publisher:
Westview Press 1998
Subjects:
United States. Congress--Elections, 1994
United States. Congress
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States--Politics and Government--1993-
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...these was the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which was introduced inthe...introducing something called the"Defense of Marriage Act" since he had been married...issue that hadplaced the Defense of Marriage Act on the congressional agenda...
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The Challenge of Same-Sex Marriage: Federalist Principles and Constitutional Protections
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Publisher:
Praeger 1999
Subjects:
Same-Sex Marriage--Law And Legislation--United States
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...such marriages void. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) may...in a different state. The Defense of Marriage Act violates a number of constitutional...As a separate matter, the Defense of Marriage Act is very unwise legislation...
3.
Feminism, the Family, and the Politics of the Closet: Lesbian and Gay Displacement
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Publisher:
Oxford University Press 2002
Subjects:
Lesbian Feminism--United States
Lesbian Feminist Theory--United States
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Sexual Orientation--Political Aspects--United States
Oppression (Psychology)--Political Aspects--United States
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...Clinton signed into law the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). That Act did two...immediate impetus behind the Defense of Marriage Act was the Hawaii Supreme Court...Congress, in passing the Defense of Marriage Act, was not, the topic of...
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From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 2013
Subjects:
Same-Sex Marriage--Law and Legislation--United States--History
Gay Couples--Legal Status, Laws, Etc.--United States--History
Same-Sex Marriage--Law and Legislation--United States--States
Civil Unions--Law and Legislation--United States
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...appointments of, 71 and Defense of Marriage Act, 62, 63 on discrimination...77–82, 111, 137 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 61–63 and...2004, 108–11 and Defense of Marriage Act, 61–62, 63 and defense...
6.
The Challenge of Same-Sex Marriage: Federalist Principles and Constitutional Protections
Contributors:
Publisher:
Praeger Publishers 1999
Subjects:
Same-Sex Marriage--Law And Legislation--United States
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...such marriages void.The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) may...in a differentstate.The Defense of Marriage Act violates a number of constitutional...As a separate matter, the Defense of Marriage Act is very unwise legislaU...
7.
White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture
Contributors:
Publisher:
Routledge 1999
Subjects:
Marriage--United States
Weddings--United States
Weddings In Popular Culture--United States
Heterosexuality--United States
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...or assassination.The Defense of Marriage Act (1996)To define and protect...<<Note: Defense of Marriage Act.>>Section...Act may be cited as the "Defense of Marriage Act."Sec. 2. Powers Reserved...
8.
The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy
Contributors:
Publisher:
AMACOM 2003
Subjects:
Employee Rights--United States
Privacy, Right of--United States
Electronic Monitoring In The Workplace--United States
Supervision Of Employees--United States
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...supporters tried to attach the Act as anamendment to the Defense of Marriage Act. As a compromise, supportersof the Defense of Marriage Act agreed to allow ENDA to come to the floorof the...
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Queer Families, Queer Politics: Challenging Culture and the State
Contributors:
Publisher:
Columbia University Press 2001
Subjects:
Gay And Lesbian Studies
Gay Men--Family Relationships
Lesbians--Family Relationships
Bisexuality
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...Debates of the 104th Congress, Second Session,Defense of Marriage Act. House of Representatives, July 11.U.S...the Committee on TheJudiciary, on H.R. 3396, Defense of Marriage Act. 104th Cong., 2d sess., May 15.U.S. Senate...
10.
Congress from the Inside: Observations from the Majority and the Minority
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Publisher:
Kent State University Press 2000
Subjects:
United States. Congress
Political Parties--United States
United States--Politics and Government--1989-
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...the Sen­ate sustained the veto. Only the Defense of Marriage Act became law, pass­ing the House in the summer...wrote inNewsday on October 2: "The quaintly named Defense of Marriage Act,rammed through by the most heavily divorced congressional...
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