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Autore |
Mello Michael |
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Titolo |
Legalizing gay marriage / / Michael Mello; foreword by David L. Chambers |
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Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-58191-0 |
9786612581915 |
1-59213-798-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Same-sex marriage - Vermont |
Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - Vermont |
Same-sex marriage - United States |
Same-sex marriage - Law and legislation - United States |
Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - Vermont |
Gay couples - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; 1 Vermont: A Preview of America's War over Same-Sex Civil Marriage; 2 The Baker Decision: A Legitimate Exercise in Constitutional Adjudication; 3 Backlash Against Gays and Lesbians: A Despised Minority in Vermont; 4 Vermont's "Third Way": Enacting Civil Unions as an Alternative to Civil Marriage; 5 The Choice: What's Wrong with Vermont's Civil Marriage Substitute; 6 Conclusion: Three Years After; Appendix: Vermont Supreme Court Decision for Baker v. State; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Every day seems to bring news of legal challenges to existing marriage laws and the constitutionality of any form of union for same-sex partners. In this timely and accessible book, Michael Mello argues that the public debates and political battles that have divided Vermont and Massachusetts will be repeated across the country as state after state confronts the issue of legalizing gay marriage.Michael Mello examines recent landmark decisions in state and federal high courts granting civil rights protections to homosexuals. In Vermont, the Supreme Court's |
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