AUSTIN – Incredibly, in 2025, child marriage is still legal in most of the United States.That may change soon in Texas, depending on a vote scheduled in the state House […]

WASHINGTON – Child marriage is child abuse. And it is now banned throughout the District of Columbia, thanks to a new law sponsored by DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto (Ward 2), […]

WASHINGTON – With Mayor Bowser’s signature, the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act is on its way to Congress for final consideration after having passed City Council unanimously on December 17. […]

Falls Church, VA — Tahirih Justice Center Public Policy Manager Alex Goyette addresses a harmful rumor being spread on social media: that there is an attempt by the President to […]

“Early marriage stunts children’s futures and growth for the rest of their lives. Every person in Missouri now has the right to decide, as adults, whether to marry, and to […]

Sixteen states plus the District of Columbia have banned this insidious form of child abuse. In thirty-four states, predators remain empowered.

WASHINGTON – The Washington, DC City Council unanimously approved the Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act on December 17, setting the minimum age of consent for marriage at 18. This is […]