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200 10$aCourthouse democracy and minority rights$b[electronic resource]$esame-sex marriage in the states /$fRobert J. Hume
210   $aOxford, England $cOxford University Press$dc2013
215   $a1 online resource (230 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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311   $a1-299-70874-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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
327   $aCHAPTER 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
330   $aIn 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
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