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[Andrew Koppelman] Î The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law ↠ Download Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law Sure to upset purists on either side of the debate, Koppelman's book criticizes the legal arguments advanced both for and against gay rights. The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. Does antigay discrimination violate the Constitution? Is there any sound moral objection to homosexual conduct? Are such objections the moral and constitutional equivalent of racism? Must state laws recognizing same-sex unions be given effect in other states?
| Title | : | The Gay Rights Question in Contemporary American Law |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226451011 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
Koppelman's arguments cannot be ignored by any official or person who must consider gay rights claims." - William N. "The Gay Rights Question challenges American law to treat gay people the same as heterosexuals - and does so straight out of existing constitutional doctrine. Eskridge Jr., Yale Law School
Jesse Liberty said Fascinating legal review pre-Lawrence.. This is a fascinating book, targeted at lawyers, but readable by the informed lay person. Koppelman begins with an overview of Romer, in which the Supreme Court held that a Colorado state constitutional amendment violated the United States Constitution by providing that "neither the state nor any of its subdivisions could prohibit discrimination on the basis of homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct, practices or relationships." Justice Kennedy wrote that the Amendment "has the peculiar property of imposing a broad and undifferentiated dis
Sure to upset purists on either side of the debate, Koppelman's book criticizes the legal arguments advanced both for and against gay rights. The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. Does antigay discrimination violate the Constitution? Is there any sound moral objection to homosexual conduct? Are such objections the moral and constitutional equivalent of racism? Must state laws recognizing same-sex unions be given effect in other states? Should courts take account of popular resistance to gay equality? Koppelman sheds new light on all these questions. Just as important, it places these arguments in broader moral and social contexts, offering original, pragmatic, and workable le
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