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Alaska
 STATUTE
Same-sex marriages
(a) A marriage entered into by persons of the same sex,
either under common law or under statute, that is recognized
by another state or foreign jurisdiction is void in this
state, and contractual rights granted by virtue of the marriage,
including its termination, are unenforceable in this state.
(b) A same-sex relationship may not be recognized by the
state as being entitled to the benefits of marriage.
(Alaska Stat. Section 25.05.013)
CONSTITUTION
Marriage
To be valid or recognized in this State, a marriage may exist only between one man and one woman.
(Alaska Constitution Article I, Section 25)
LITIGATION
Brause v. Bureau of Vital Statistics, No.
3 AN-95-6562, 1998 WL 88743 (Alaska Superior Ct., Feb. 27,
1998)
Brause is the only case prior to the trial court's ruling in Andersen
v. King County (Washington) [click here for order] to
rule that there is a fundamental right to same-sex marriage.
The court ruled that Alaska’s marriage laws violated
the right to privacy, the fundamental right to marry,
and constituted sex discrimination. The decision was overruled
by a constitutional amendment, Alaska Const., Art. I,
§ 23 (1998).
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