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New Report Examines Alarming Laws That Allow Child Marriage in the U.S.
August 30th, 2017Tahirih has released a groundbreaking report that provides state lawmakers with the information they need to pass laws that more effectively protect children from the harms of child marriage.
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Tahirih Featured in PBS Frontline Child Marriage Series
July 10th, 2017Tahirih’s legislative advocacy and groundbreaking legal research on child marriage laws were recently featured in a PBS Frontline series on child marriage in America.
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U.S. States Seek to End Child Marriage
June 27th, 2017Jeanne Smoot, Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy, joined Al Jazeera English’s The Stream to discuss the movement to end child marriage in the U.S.
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New York Governor Signs Law to Protect Children from Forced Marriage and Other Lifelong Harm
June 21st, 2017New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill to reform minimum marriage age laws to raise the age “floor” to 17 and put in judicial safeguards against forced marriage. Tahirih was honored to attend the bill signing in Albany.
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Texas Just Banned Child Marriage
June 19th, 2017The Huffington Post highlights Tahirih’s efforts to draft and drive a bill banning child marriage in Texas.
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Texas, the State With the Country’s Second-Highest Child Marriage Rate, Finally Bans It
June 19th, 2017This Slate article recognizes Tahirih’s work to write the law to end child marriage in Texas.
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New Texas Law Will Limit Marriage to Legal Adults and Protect Vulnerable Children
June 16th, 2017Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a bill to limit marriage to legal adults. Tahirih is proud to have helped draft and advance this bill through the legislative process.