Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution - Evan Gerstmann

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Résumé :
A clearly written and accessible explanation of the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decision, its reasoning, and the consequences and controversies surrounding it.

Biographie:
Evan Gerstmann is a Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University, California. He is a widely cited scholar on the issues of same-sex equality and other timely legal issues. He has frequently appeared as an expert in both academic and popular media venues, and his scholarship has covered issues ranging from same-sex marriage to the use of racially motivated force by police to sexual assault on the American university campus.

Sommaire:
1. Introduction; 2. Reason and prejudice: is a heterosexual monopoly on marriage rational?; 3. Looking for stricter scrutiny: sexism, heterosexism, and class-based equal protection; 4. The fundamental right to marry; 5. Same-sex marriage and the fundamental right to marry; 6. Should courts create new rights?; 7. Identifying fundamental rights; 8. Democracy, neutrality, and consistency of principle; 9. Principles and practicalities: the road to same-sex marriage.