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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Same-Sex Marriage Approved in Hawaii and Illinois: November 13 and 20, 2013
Same-Sex Marriage Approved in Hawaii and Illinois: November 13 and 20, 2013
In 2013, supporters of same-sex marriage celebrated another handful of victories as the governors in Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, and Rhode Island signed legislation permitting the practice within their borders, while court orders in New Jersey and New Mexico made legalization possible. Many of these victories came on the heels of two momentous Supreme Court same-sex marriage rulings released in June. Even though the tide seemed to be turning in favor of same-sex marriage legislation, and with seventeen states and the District of Columbia allowing the practice by the end of 2013, opponents still promised to mount campaigns and fight gubernatorial decisions ...
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