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  • The surprising ways the Respect for Marriage Act would — and wouldn’t — protect same-sex marriage

    09/19/2022 10:05:54 AM PDT · by fwdude · 15 replies
    GRID ^ | September 16, 2022 | Maggie Severns
    The Respect for Marriage Act is a more permissive law than the precedent set by Obergefell. It wouldn’t require states to license same-sex marriages, which Obergefell does. It would mandate they recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The Respect for Marriage Act also doesn’t explicitly regulate businesses, which could help quell concern from Republicans concerned about religious liberties, experts told Grid.