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Marriage Rights And The Good Life: A Sociological Theory Of Marriage And Constitutional Law, Ari Ezra Waldman
Marriage Rights And The Good Life: A Sociological Theory Of Marriage And Constitutional Law, Ari Ezra Waldman
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This is the first in a series of three Articles investigating the underappreciated role that the social theory of Emile Durkheim plays in the quest for the freedom to marry for gay Americans. To that end, this Article begins the discussion by examining the Durkheimian legal arguments that go unnoticed in equal protection and due process claims against marriage discrimination. This Article challenges two assumptions: first, that the most effective legal argument for marriage rights is a purely liberal one, and second, that the substance and rhetoric of liberal toleration cannot exist symbiotically in the marriage discrimination debate with a …
The Authoritative Moment: Exploring The Boundaries Of Interpretation In The Recognition Of Queer Families, Kris Franklin
The Authoritative Moment: Exploring The Boundaries Of Interpretation In The Recognition Of Queer Families, Kris Franklin
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This article examines the boundaries of judicial interpretation as courts struggle to define the families formed by lesbians, gay men and transexuals. It compares the jurisprudence of numerous state courts examining queer families in different contexts. The article identifies three interwoven components of judicial reasoning: "lex" reasoning, grounded in the jurisdiction's binding and persuasive law; factual reasoning in which the courts must categorize queer families as analogous to those the law already recognizes or instead as something quite new and distinct; and finally methodological reasoning, in which courts self-consciously examine the boundaries of their own interpretive authority. Showing that in …
Homophobia And The “Matthew Shepard Effect” In Lawrence V. Texas, Kris Franklin
Homophobia And The “Matthew Shepard Effect” In Lawrence V. Texas, Kris Franklin
NYLS Law Review
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The (Queer) Revolution Will Not Be Liberalized, Sarah E. Chinn, Kris Franklin
The (Queer) Revolution Will Not Be Liberalized, Sarah E. Chinn, Kris Franklin
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Watkins V. United States Army And The Employment Rights Of Lesbians And Gay Men, Arthur S. Leonard
Watkins V. United States Army And The Employment Rights Of Lesbians And Gay Men, Arthur S. Leonard
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