Same-Sex Marriage in the United States
The Road to the Supreme Court
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Alternative Family, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies
| Author: | Jason Pierceson | ISBN: | 9781442212060 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | March 8, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jason Pierceson |
| ISBN: | 9781442212060 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | March 8, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
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. Same-Sex Marriage in the United States 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. While books about same-sex marriage have proliferated in recent years, few, if any, have provided a clear and comprehensive account of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and failures, as this book does.
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. Same-Sex Marriage in the United States 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. While books about same-sex marriage have proliferated in recent years, few, if any, have provided a clear and comprehensive account of the litigation for same-sex marriage, and its successes and failures, as this book does.
