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Axel-Lute, Paul. Same-Sex Marriage: A Selective Bibliography of the Legal Literature (Rutgers Law Library).
Defining Marriage: Defense of Marriage Acts and Same-Sex Marriage Laws, from the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Massachusetts Law About Same Sex Marriage, from the Massachusetts Trial Court Libraries.
Nationwide Map of Marriage Equality & Other Relationship Recognition Laws 
, from the Human Rights Campaign.
Same Sex Marriage, from Findlaw.
Same-Sex Marriage, special feature archive from SCOTUSblog.
State Defense of Marriage Acts (DOMA), from MarriageWatch.org.
Status of Same-Sex Relationships Nationwide, from Lambda Legal.
Betlach, Bradley J. "Unconstitutionality of the Minnesota Defense of Marriage Act: Ignoring Judgments, Restricting Travel and Purposeful Discrimination," 24 William Mitchell Law Review 407 (1998).
Goldstein, Charles M. & Micaela Magsamen. "Constitutional Concerns in Defining Marriage in Minnesota," 81 Hennepin Lawyer 8 (No. 3, March 2012).
Holzer, Jane and Tom Horner. "Marriage, Equality, and the Minnesota Constitution," 69 Bench & Bar of Minnesota 24 (No. 6, July 2012).
Keller, Christopher J. "Divining the Priest: A Case Comment on Baehr v. Lewin," 12 Law & Inequality 483 (1994).
Penas, Dwight J. "Bless the Tie that Binds: A Puritan Covenant Case for Same-Sex Marriage," 8 Law & Inequality 533 (1990).
Nastich, Summer L. "Questioning the Marriage Assumptions: The Justifications for 'Opposite-Sex Only' Marriage as Support For the Abolition of Marriage," 21 Law & Inequality 114 (2003).
Rosen, Mark D. "Why the Defense of Marriage Act Is Not (Yet?) Unconstitutional: Lawrence, Full Faith and Credit, and the Many Societal Actors That Determine What the Constitution Requires." 90 Minnesota Law Review 915 (2006).
Weissman, Gary A. "Legal Esoterica [on Same-Sex Marriages]," 73 Hennepin Lawyer 24 (No. 2, March/April 2004).
Wilson, Adrienne K. "Same-Sex Marriage: A Review," 17 William Mitchell Law Review 539 (1991).
Wray, Tsippi. "Lesbian Relationships and Parenthood: Models for Legal Recognition of Nontraditional Families," 21 Hamline Law Review 127 (1997).
Proposed Constitutional Amendment, 2011 Laws of Minnesota chapter 88.
A12-1149 Limmer, et al., Petitioners, vs. Ritchie, Respondent, Swanson, Respondent, the case file from from the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Marriage Defined, Minnesota Statutes §517.01.
Prohibited Marriages, Minnesota Statutes §517.03.
Resources on Minnesota Issues: Same-Sex Marriage in Minnesota, from the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Includes summaries of cases and a history of legislation since 1969. Links to current 2013 legislation.
Suggested Subject headings in our catalog: Same Sex Marriage; Gay Couples -- Legal Status, Laws, etc.; Lesbian Couples -- Legal Status, Laws, etc.; Civil Unions -- Law and Legislation.
Suggested Subject headings in Index to Legal Periodicals and Books: Same-Sex Marriage.
Or after a successful keyword search in either resource, look for useful subject headings under the items you retrieved and link to them.
Related Topics: LGBT Rights.