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What Is Anthony Kennedy Thinking?, Sonja R. West
What Is Anthony Kennedy Thinking?, Sonja R. West
Popular Media
Supreme Court watchers have long made a national sport out of parsing Justice Anthony Kennedy’s every word. From issues as diverse as the death penalty, terrorism, and gay rights, Kennedy has been the only conservative justice to vote with the court’s more liberal wing. It’s not surprising, therefore, that as we wait for the court’s decision on same-sex marriage bans, the search for clues to Kennedy’s thinking has shifted into high gear.
In March, during the oral argument about California’s same-sex marriage ban, Kennedy said that he was “trying to wrestle” with a “difficult question” about the constitutionality of same-sex …
The Question Of Constitutionality: How Separate Are The Powers? The Administrative And Social Ramifications Of Lockyer V. City And County Of San Francisco, Kristin Ecklund
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary
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Same-Sex Marriage Case Puts High Court In A Pickle, Alan E. Garfield
Same-Sex Marriage Case Puts High Court In A Pickle, Alan E. Garfield
Alan E Garfield
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Reading (Into) Windsor: Presidential Leadership, Marriage Equality, And Immigration Policy, Victor C. Romero
Reading (Into) Windsor: Presidential Leadership, Marriage Equality, And Immigration Policy, Victor C. Romero
Journal Articles
Following the demise of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor, the Obama Administration directed a bold, equality-based reading of Windsor to immigration law, treating bi-national same-sex couples the same as opposite-sex couples. This Essay argues that the President's interpretation is both constitutionally and politically sound: Constitutionally, because it comports with the Executive's power to enforce immigration law and to guarantee equal protection under the law; and politically, because it reflects the current, increasingly tolerant view of marriage equality. Though still in its infancy, President Obama's policy of treating same-sex beneficiary petitions generally the same as …
Brief Of Federalism Scholars As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent Windsor, Ernest A. Young
Brief Of Federalism Scholars As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondent Windsor, Ernest A. Young
Faculty Scholarship
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The Moonscape Of Tax Equality: Windsor And Behyond, Anthony C. Infanti
The Moonscape Of Tax Equality: Windsor And Behyond, Anthony C. Infanti
Articles
This essay takes a critical look at the tax fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor, which declared section three of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. The essay is important because, while other federal laws will apply to some same-sex couples some of the time, the federal tax laws are a concern for all same-sex couples all of the time. The essay is timely because it addresses the recently issued IRS guidance regarding the tax treatment of same-sex couples.
In this essay, I first describe the path that led to the decision …
Walking The Executive Speech Tightrope: From Starbucks To Chick-Fil-A, Loren F. Selznick
Walking The Executive Speech Tightrope: From Starbucks To Chick-Fil-A, Loren F. Selznick
Oklahoma Law Review
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