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Dept. of Justice to announce full and equal recognition of same-sex marriages
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Dept. of Justice to announce full and equal recognition of same-sex marriages
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/08...52270.html

Quote:WASHINGTON -- A new Department of Justice memo will instruct federal government lawyers to give same-sex marriages "full and equal recognition, to the greatest extent possible under the law," Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce during a speech on Saturday.

The immediate effects of the memo include recognizing that couples in same-sex marriages have the right to decline to give testimony in a civil or criminal case that might violate their marital privilege; that same-sex couples can file for bankruptcy jointly, and that federal inmates in same-sex marriages can be visited by their spouses and receive all other benefits afforded to opposite-sex couples.

Another day, another victory for marriage equality.
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Dept. of Justice to announce full and equal recognition of same-sex marriages - by Ryantology - February 8, 2014 at 8:12 pm

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