Same-sex marriage in the United States [electronic resource] : the road to the Supreme Court / Jason Pierceson.
Pierceson, Jason, 1972-
2013
HQ1034.U5 P54 2013eb
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Title Same-sex marriage in the United States [electronic resource] : the road to the Supreme Court / Jason Pierceson.
Author Pierceson, Jason, 1972-
ISBN 9781442212060 electronic bk.
9781442212046
Imprint Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 255 p.)
Call Number HQ1034.U5 P54 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.84/80973
Summary Same-sex marriage has become one of the defining social issues in contemporary U.S. politics. State court decisions finding in favor of same-sex relationship equality claims have been central to the issue's ascent from nowhere to near the top of the national political agenda. This book tells the story of the legal and cultural shift, its backlash, and how it has evolved over the past 15 years. There is a clear story of jurisprudential evolution with regards to same-sex marriage from Hawaii, through Vermont, Massachusetts, New Jersey, California, Connecticut, and, remarkably, Iowa in 2009. This book aids in a classroom examination of the legal, political, and social developments surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage in the United States. It provides an account of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and failures.
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Preface
Introduction
Gay rights and same-sex marriage : 1950-1990
Same-sex marriage, politics, and law around the world
The first phase of litigation, backlash, and litigation's legacy : Hawaii, Washington, D.C., Alaska, Vermont, and Massachusetts
Same-sex marriage in the Midwest
Continued progress and backlash, 2004-2012 : the East and South
Continued progress and backlash, 2004-2012 : the West
Same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court
Conclusion
Index.

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