Courthouse democracy and minority rights : same-sex marriage in the states / Robert J. Hume.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--United States--States.

Same-sex marriage.

Political questions and judicial power--United States--States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Constitutional law--United States--States.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage policy, Hume shows that democratic innovations like judicial elections and initiative amendment procedures have conditioned the impact of judges on state marriage laws. Using a combination of original and publicly available data, Hume demonstrates that ""courthouse democracy"" has influenced the behavior

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Table and Figures; PART I: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. Promises, Promises; CHAPTER 2. Understanding the Impact of State Supreme Courts; PART II: THE LEGAL CONTEXT; CHAPTER 3. Early Same-Sex Marriage Decisions; CHAPTER 4. Massachusetts and Beyond; PART III: AN ANALYSIS OF STATE JUDICIAL IMPACT; CHAPTER 5. Policy Initiation: The Diffusion of Same-Sex Marriage Cases across the States; CHAPTER 6. Policy Legitimation: Evaluating the Capacity of State Courts to Change Public Opinion

CHAPTER 7. Policy Endurance: The Enactment of State Constitutional Amendments Prohibiting Same-Sex MarriageCHAPTER 8. The Promise of State Courts; Bibliography; Table of Authorities; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 12, 2013).

ISBN:

0-19-998239-2

OCLC:

852759367