| Description |
xiii, 194 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Issues on sexual diversity and the law, 1539-0918 |
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Issues on sexual diversity and the law.
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| Contents |
1. Vermont's Creation of Civil Unions -- 2. When Are Benefits Equal? -- 3. Civil Unions and Parental Status -- 4. The Right to Travel -- 5. Retroactivity and the Hawaii Referendum -- 6. Toleration and Same-Sex Relationships -- 7. Marriage, Religion, and Free Exercise -- 8. Understanding Loving and Equal Protection Guarantees -- 9. Threats to the Right to Privacy |
| Summary |
"The United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children. Only by radically reformulating and severely undermining existing protections can courts and commentators justify the claim that the Federal Constitution does not offer a wealth of family protections, including the right to marry a same-sex partner." "Discussing the constitutional implications of civil unions with a special focus on how they might be treated in the interstate context, Strasser explains how the courts and commentators have reworked and significantly weakened a variety of constitutional protections in their attempts to establish that same-sex couples are not afforded constitutional protections. He further suggests that the constitutional protections for religion support rather than undermine the constitutional protection of same-sex unions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-190) and index |
| Subject |
Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- Vermont.
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Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- Hawaii.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Vermont.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Hawaii.
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| LC no. |
2002025204 |
| ISBN |
0275977617 alkaline paper |
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