Since 2018, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have ended child marriage by raising the legal age for marriage to 18.

(JTA) — New legislation banning child marriage in Washington, D.C., was signed into law last week following advocacy by a coalition including Unchained At Last, a Jewish-led organization that opposes ...

In a move toward safeguarding children's rights, Missouri is working to fully ban child marriage through bipartisan legislation in the state legislature. The proposed legislation—in the form of two ...

Marriage would be banned for anyone under 18 under a law that advanced out of the Missouri Senate on Thursday. Under current Missouri law, anyone under 16 is prohibited from getting married. However, ...