In re Zeleniak

7 Cited authorities

  1. United States v. Windsor

    570 U.S. 744 (2013)   Cited 703 times   93 Legal Analyses
    Holding unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment a federal law recognizing opposite-sex-sex but not same-sex marriages because its "principal purpose [was] to impose inequality, not for other reasons like governmental efficiency"
  2. People v. Michael Graham

    451 Mich. 901 (Mich. 1996)   Cited 6 times
    Creating 1 U.S.C. § 7, which defines "marriage" and "spouse"
  3. Section 1101 - Definitions

    8 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 16,926 times   92 Legal Analyses
    Finding notice and comment rulemaking is required for the agency's interim rule recognizing fear of coercive family practices as basis for refugee status
  4. Section 1151 - Worldwide level of immigration

    8 U.S.C. § 1151   Cited 905 times
    Defining "immediate relatives"
  5. Section 7 - Marriage

    1 U.S.C. § 7   Cited 153 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Containing no money-mandating provisions
  6. Section 8 - Marriage definition

    Vt. Stat. tit. 15 § 8   Cited 19 times

    Marriage is the legally recognized union of two people. When used in this chapter or in any other statute, the word "marriage" shall mean a civil marriage. Terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships shall be construed consistently with this section for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other source of civil law. 15 V.S.A. § 8 Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), §25; 2009 , No. 3, §§ 5

  7. Section 204.2 - Petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children

    8 C.F.R. § 204.2   Cited 456 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Conferring priority date retention on a derivative beneficiary only "if the subsequent petition is filed by the same petitioner"