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Bundle Of Joy: Why Same-Sex Married Couples Have A Constitutional Right To Enter Into Gestational Surrogacy Agreements, Benjamin H. Berman
Bundle Of Joy: Why Same-Sex Married Couples Have A Constitutional Right To Enter Into Gestational Surrogacy Agreements, Benjamin H. Berman
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Integrity Of Marriage, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura
The Integrity Of Marriage, Kaiponanea T. Matsumura
William & Mary Law Review
While the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges resolved a dispute about access to legal marriage, it also exposed a rift between the Justices about what rights, obligations, and social meanings marriage should entail. The majority opinion described marriage as a “unified whole” comprised of “essential attributes,” both legal and extralegal. The dissents, in contrast, were more skeptical about marriage’s inherent legal content. Justice Scalia, for instance, characterized marriage as a mere bundle of “civil consequences” attached to “whatever sexual attachments and living arrangements [the law] wishes.” This side debate has taken center stage in several recent disputes. In …
A Constellation Of Benefits And A Universe Of Equal Protection: The Extension Of The Right To Marry Under Pavan V. Smith, Brad Aldridge
A Constellation Of Benefits And A Universe Of Equal Protection: The Extension Of The Right To Marry Under Pavan V. Smith, Brad Aldridge
Arkansas Law Review
In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized the constitutional right of all persons, including same-sex couples, to lawfully marry. In 2017, in Pavan v. Smith, the Court recognized that Obergefell extends that right to much more than the act of marriage in itself. Any person who would have been denied the right to marry the person of her choice before Obergefell now enjoys not only the rights of marriage licensing and recognition, but also the full “constellation” of rights and responsibilities that attend marriage among traditional opposite-sex couples. The Court believed that this …
Unequal Protection: Examining The Judiciary’S Treatment Of Unwed Fathers, Brett Potash
Unequal Protection: Examining The Judiciary’S Treatment Of Unwed Fathers, Brett Potash
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Substantive Due Process For Noncitizens: Lessons From Obergefell, Anthony O'Rourke
Substantive Due Process For Noncitizens: Lessons From Obergefell, Anthony O'Rourke
Michigan Law Review First Impressions
The state of Texas denies birth certificates to children born in the United States—and thus citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment—if their parents are undocumented immigrants with identification provided by their home countries’ consulates. What does this have to do with same-sex marriage? In a previous article, I demonstrated that the Supreme Court’s substantive due process analysis in United States v. Windsor is particularly relevant to the state’s regulation of undocumented immigrants. This Essay builds on my earlier analysis by examining United States v. Obergefell’s applications outside the context of same-sex marriage. Obergefell’s due process holding, I argue, can …
Equal Protection; State Alimony Statutes; Sex Discrimination; Orr V. Orr, David A. Detec, Jane L. Thomas-Moore
Equal Protection; State Alimony Statutes; Sex Discrimination; Orr V. Orr, David A. Detec, Jane L. Thomas-Moore
Akron Law Review
In Orr v. Orr the United States Supreme Court held unconstitutional the Alabama alimony statutes which provided that husbands, but not wives, may be required to pay alimony upon divorce. The Court's principal reason for so holding was the statutes' violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth amendment on the basis of sex discrimination.
Foreign And Religious Family Law: Comity, Contract, And The Constitution, Ann Laquer Estin
Foreign And Religious Family Law: Comity, Contract, And The Constitution, Ann Laquer Estin
Pepperdine Law Review
The article focuses on role of the U.S. courts in confronting religious laws in dispute resolution of various cases of domestic relations, contracts, and torts. Topics discussed include role of secular courts in maintaining constitutional balance between the free exercise and establishment clauses, constitutional challenges faced by religious adherents, and importance of legal pluralism in the U.S.
Supreme Court, Tompkins County, Seymour V. Holcomb, Jessica Goodwin
Supreme Court, Tompkins County, Seymour V. Holcomb, Jessica Goodwin
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children In State Welfare Programs, Phillip North
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick
Illegitimate Children And Constitutional Review, Clayton W. Plotkin, John Vodonick
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd
Trimble V. Gordon: An Unstated Reversal Of Labine V. Vincent?, John A. Boyd
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Unwed Father's Custody Claim In California: When Does The Parental Preference Doctrine Apply?, Jeffrey S. Boyd
The Unwed Father's Custody Claim In California: When Does The Parental Preference Doctrine Apply?, Jeffrey S. Boyd
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Marriage In California: Is The Federal Lawsuit Against Proposition 8 About Applying The Fourteenth Amendment Or Preserving Federalism? , Charles M. Cannizzaro
Marriage In California: Is The Federal Lawsuit Against Proposition 8 About Applying The Fourteenth Amendment Or Preserving Federalism? , Charles M. Cannizzaro
Pepperdine Law Review
No abstract provided.
Criminalizing Marital Rape: A Comparison Of Judicial And Legislative Approaches, Theresa Fus
Criminalizing Marital Rape: A Comparison Of Judicial And Legislative Approaches, Theresa Fus
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Even though many countries still permit husbands to rape their wives with little or no consequence, there is a growing trend that marital exemption is unjust and has no place in a civilized society. Recognition of the inappropriateness of marital exemption is, however, only the first step towards its elimination. To effectively equalize treatment of marital and non-marital rape, legislatures and judiciaries must take action. Several countries have already been host to the abolition of marital immunity, but their approaches may not be the most effective. This Note examines the experiences of England and Canada as examples of judicial and …
Ireland's Divorce Bill: Traditional Irish And International Norms Of Equality And Bodily Integrity At Issue In A Domestic Abuse Context, Anthony T. Barnes
Ireland's Divorce Bill: Traditional Irish And International Norms Of Equality And Bodily Integrity At Issue In A Domestic Abuse Context, Anthony T. Barnes
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
On November 24, 1995, the Irish population voted to ease Ireland's constitutional ban on divorce by means of a constitutional amendment. The new amendment and the bill that effectuates it give Irish citizens a limited legal right to end their marriages for the first time in Ireland's history. The limits surrounding Irish divorce consist of a significant waiting period, a living-apart requirement, and a slant toward mediation.
This Note explores the predicaments of abused spouses and the unique risks that Ireland's divorce limitations pose to spousal abuse victims seeking to end their marriages. This Note argues that the limitations of …
Paternity Determinations In Washington: Balancing The Interests Of All Parties, Carol Denardo Spoor
Paternity Determinations In Washington: Balancing The Interests Of All Parties, Carol Denardo Spoor
Seattle University Law Review
The state and all parties in a paternity proceeding may benefit from a more efficient, administrative approach to paternity adjudication if certain procedural safeguards are assured the defendant. Section II of this Comment sketches the development of common-law and statutory rights of paternity actions in Washington. Section III examines the interests of each party in a paternity action. Section IV discusses the advantages of an administrative hearing. Section V suggests procedural safeguards for the defendant and proposes a framework for administrative determinations of paternity that is consistent with the interests of all parties. Administrative hearings in such circumstances are preferable …
Domestic Relations—Arkansas Supreme Court Defines Marital Property To Include Future Pension Benefits, Roger L. Morgan
Domestic Relations—Arkansas Supreme Court Defines Marital Property To Include Future Pension Benefits, Roger L. Morgan
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Inequality In Marital Liabilities: The Need For Equal Protection When Modifying The Necessaries Doctrine, Debra S. Betteridge
Inequality In Marital Liabilities: The Need For Equal Protection When Modifying The Necessaries Doctrine, Debra S. Betteridge
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This Note contends that the "primary/secondary" modification is unconstitutional because it ignores the husband's equal protection rights while unlawfully stigmatizing women as dependent. Part I discusses how the growing independence of women has led courts to modify the common law doctrine. Part II develops the test that the Supreme Court would apply in judging the constitutionality of any modification of the doctrine. Part III applies this test to the "primary/secondary" modification and concludes that the modification is unconstitutional and, therefore, not a legitimate reformation of the common law necessaries doctrine.
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children: A Consistent Rule Emerges, Scott E. Isaacson
Equal Protection For Illegitimate Children: A Consistent Rule Emerges, Scott E. Isaacson
BYU Law Review
No abstract provided.
Alimony For Men -- The Changing Law, Pamela Joy Smith
Alimony For Men -- The Changing Law, Pamela Joy Smith
Florida State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Unwed Father: Conflict Of Rights In Adoption Proceedings, Winston R. Davis
The Unwed Father: Conflict Of Rights In Adoption Proceedings, Winston R. Davis
Florida State University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Family Law–Divorce–Constitutionality Of Arkansas Property Settlement And Alimony Statutes, Gordon W. Hawthorne
Family Law–Divorce–Constitutionality Of Arkansas Property Settlement And Alimony Statutes, Gordon W. Hawthorne
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review
No abstract provided.
Illegitimates And Equal Protection, David Hallissey
Illegitimates And Equal Protection, David Hallissey
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Illegitimates often have been discriminated against by legislatures in the enactment of statutes, as well as by courts which have sanctioned such legislation. This article will examine the judicial response to legislative treatment of the illegitimate in social insurance, loss compensation, and intestacy statutes. Emphasizing the Supreme Court's analysis of the legal status of illegitimates in terms of the equal protection clause, it will also discuss how the principle of equal protection may be applied in order to reduce the number of illegitimates denied the benefit and protection of the law.
Niles V. Niles, 299 So. 2d 162 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1974), C. Anthony Cleveland
Niles V. Niles, 299 So. 2d 162 (Fla. 2d Dist. Ct. App. 1974), C. Anthony Cleveland
Florida State University Law Review
Child Custody- INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE MAY BE CONSIDERED IN FRAMING CUSTODY MODIFICATION ORDERS.
State Durational Residence Requirements For Divorce: How Long Is Too Long?
State Durational Residence Requirements For Divorce: How Long Is Too Long?
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Wellsand V. Valparaiso Community School Corporation: Equal Protection For The Married Football Player, Randolph L. Seger
Wellsand V. Valparaiso Community School Corporation: Equal Protection For The Married Football Player, Randolph L. Seger
Indiana Law Journal
No abstract provided.