WINDSOR'S MAD GENIUS: THE INTERLOCKING GEARS OF RIGHTS AND STRUCTURE

WINDSOR'S MAD GENIUS: THE INTERLOCKING GEARS OF RIGHTS AND STRUCTURE

Because Windsor struck down the part of the Defensive of Marriage Act ("DOMA")4 that withheld federal recognition from staterecognized same-sex marriages, it is yet-another step in the path toward marriage equality and thus to be celebrated. [...]wait, there's more, as they say in inf...

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Veröffentlicht in:Boston University law review 2015-03, Vol.95 (2), p.587
1. Verfasser: Gerken, Heather K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Democracy
Equal rights
Equality
Federalism
Gays & lesbians
Same sex marriage
Sexual orientation discrimination
Supreme Court decisions
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Zusammenfassung:Because Windsor struck down the part of the Defensive of Marriage Act ("DOMA")4 that withheld federal recognition from staterecognized same-sex marriages, it is yet-another step in the path toward marriage equality and thus to be celebrated. [...]wait, there's more, as they say in infomercials. Because equality talk also creeps into the opinion.11 Federal law, Kennedy writes, is "designed to injure the same class the State seeks to protect.
ISSN:0006-8047