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Status of Protections in the U.S. for Victims of Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Couples | CDC - April 2019 Edition - Public Health Law News - Public Health Law

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Status of Protections in the U.S. for Victims of Domestic Violence in Same-Sex Couples

The Network for Public Health Law has published an issue brief on how unmarried same-sex couples are protected under domestic violence laws. When the landmark Obergefell case in 2015 allowed same-sex couples to marry, same-sex couples also became protected under the law in domestic violence cases. However, the laws are questionable as to whether unmarried couples have equitable protections under domestic violence laws.

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