America’s child marriage crisis once again broke national headlines this week. The latest: Idaho’s antiquated laws.

Child marriage is a human rights violation. The best way to ensure children are protected is outright bans, not patchwork legislation.

In 2020, Minnesota became the fourth state to ban child marriage thanks to the tireless work of advocates. Read on to see how it happened.

After years of tireless advocacy, Pennsylvania became the third state to ban child marriage in 2020. Read on to see how it happened.

In 2018, New Jersey became the second state to ban child marriage. Read on to see how it happened (hint: with the hard work of advocates).

In 2018, Delaware became the first state to ban child marriage. Read on to see how it happened (hint: with the hard work of activists).