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Missouri: Law Requiring Prisoners’ Presence for Marriage Licenses Unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Gary Fenner ruled on February 6, 2014, that a Missouri law that effectively prohibits prisoners from getting married is unconstitutional because it violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.

The law – Missouri Revised Statute § 451.040.2 – requires applicants to fill out marriage licenses ...

 

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