03291nam 2200601 a 450 991045276040332120200520144314.00-19-998239-2(CKB)2550000001095137(EBL)1274304(OCoLC)852759367(SSID)ssj0000915497(PQKBManifestationID)12402089(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000915497(PQKBWorkID)10868837(PQKB)10455404(MiAaPQ)EBC1274304(Au-PeEL)EBL1274304(CaPaEBR)ebr10727069(CaONFJC)MIL502125(EXLCZ)99255000000109513720130712d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCourthouse democracy and minority rights[electronic resource]same-sex marriage in the states /Robert J. HumeOxford, England Oxford University Pressc20131 online resource (230 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-998217-1 1-299-70874-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 OpinionCHAPTER 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; WIn 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 behaviorSame-sex marriageLaw and legislationUnited StatesStatesPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited StatesStatesConstitutional lawUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.Same-sex marriageLaw and legislationStates.Political questions and judicial powerStates.Constitutional lawStates.346.7301/68Hume Robert J193356MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452760403321Courthouse democracy and minority rights1965760UNINA