Analyzing the Legality of First Cousin Marriage: Grounds for Challenge and Likelihood of Success
QUESTION Pierre and Rachel are first cousins. They live in a state that prohibits marriage between first cousins. Pierre wants to know if he has grounds, under the cases read in this Unit, (Loving v. Virginia, Obergefell v. Hodges, Grisworld V. Connecticut, Eisenstadt v. Baird, Lawrence v. Texas) to challenge the law. On what grounds could Pierre potentially challenge the law prohibiting such marriages? What […]
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