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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 position with respectful engagement with those who oppose same-sex marriage, Evan Gerstmann concludes not only that the Constitution protects same-sex marriage but that it is the proper role of the courts to enforce this right. The book also takes on many of the same-sex marriage myths: that it will lead down that 'slippery slope' to such things as polygamy, that same-sex marriage has been a political albatross for liberals and progressives, and that courts are 'usurping' the democratic process. Without overheated rhetoric or legal jargon, Gerstmann makes the case for same-sex marriage as a constitutional guarantee.
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Law and legislation, Constitutional law, Same-sex marriage, Nonfiction, Politics, Recht, Grondwetten, Homosexuels, Eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft, Droit, Mariage, Droit constitutionnel, Homohuwelijk, Constitutional law, united states, Politics & gay rights, United states constitutions - federal & state, U.s. constitution, Gay & lesbian marriage, Domestic relations law - marriagePlaces
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution
2008, Cambridge University Press
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Same-sex marriage and the Constitution
2004, Cambridge University Press
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"This book is about same-sex marriage as a fundamental constitutional right."
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