Same-sex marriage and the Constitution /

Following the widely reviewed success of the first edition, the updated and expanded second edition of Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution argues that there is a long-standing constitutional protection of the right to marry that applies to same-sex couples. Balancing strong advocacy of this posit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerstmann, Evan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008
Cambridge : 2008
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Reason and prejudice : is the heterosexual monopoly on marriage rational?
  • Looking for stricter scrutiny : sexism, heterosexism, and class-based equal protection
  • The fundamental right to marry
  • Same-sex marriage and the fundamental right to marry
  • Should courts create new rights?
  • Identifying fundamental rights
  • Democracy, neutrality, and consistency of principle
  • Principles and practicalities