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If there is one thing that the people are entitled to expect from their lawmakers, it is rules of law that will enable individuals to tell whether they are married and, if so, to whom.

Justice Robert H. Jackson
u.s. supreme court

 

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CALIFORNIA

Adams v. Howerton

 

A ceremonial marriage celebrated in Colorado by two men was held invalid for federal-law purposes.

Reported Decisions

  • 486 F. Supp. 1119 (C.D. Cal. 1980), aff'd on somewhat different grounds
  • 673 F.2d 1036 (9th Cir. 1982)