Criminal Law

Quite The Day For Younger Brother
Here's a wacky story from Patna, India: Villagers at a wedding in eastern India decided the groom had arrived too drunk to get married, and so the bride married the groom?s more sober brother instead, police said...

Bride and groom to be restored to Calif. forms
"California health officials say the words "bride" and "groom" will reappear on marriage license applications starting next month."

Virginia: No charges, because bride and groom not clearly defined
Authorities said that since "bride" and "groom" were not clearly defined on the marriage license application, they might not be able to prove intent to commit fraud.

"That Strange and Sacred Ceremony, the Double-Proxy Wedding,"
in Montana — "the presence of neither the bride nor the groom is required." The New York Times reports. As one might gather, soldiers stationed overseas, often far from their...

California is rewriting forms: You have to figure bride and groom are out.
You have to figure "bride" and "groom" are out. So, what will the California marriage license look like in the new era of same-sex marriages? Will it list "Partner A" and "Partner B"? "Intended No...

No Bride Or Groom, And The Marriage Is Legal
Only in Montana (really - it's the only state that allows it.) A couple can get married without either of them attending! It's called a double-proxy wedding. Per Montana Code Section 40-1-301: If a party to a marriage is unable to be present at the solemnization, he may authorize in writing a third person to act as his proxy...