How the State Seized Control of Marriage

Tags: Law, Legal System, Progressivism, U.S. History

12/12/2022 Ryan McMaken

State regulation of marriage—and the ensuing secularization of marriage that followed—is a historical development that was part of the larger trend toward the expansion of state power.

Original Article: “How the State Seized Control of Marriage”

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