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The gay rights question in contemporary American law / Andrew Koppelman.
LIBRA KF4754.5 .K67 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koppelman, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Gay people.
- Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 210 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- "The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. In this book Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues, surprisingly, that courts cannot and should not impose it. Sure to upset purists on either side of the debate, Koppelman's book criticizes the legal arguments advanced both for and against gay rights. Just as important, it places these arguments in broader moral and social contexts, offering original, pragmatic, and workable legal solutions.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Equal Protection and Invidious Intent 6
- Chapter 2 The Right to Privacy? 35
- Chapter 3 The Sex Discrimination Argument, and Objections 53
- Chapter 4 Why Discriminate? 72
- Chapter 5 Choice of Law and Public Policy 94
- Chapter 6 Dumb and Doma: Why the Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional 127
- Epilogue: The Limitations of the Courts 141.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-197) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226451003
- 0226451011
- OCLC:
- 48466768
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