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Vanderbilt University Law School

Vanderbilt Law Review

1997

Romer v. Evans

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The Dynamics Of Democracy: Travel, Premature Predation, And The Components Of Political Identity, Nicholas S. Zeppos Mar 1997

The Dynamics Of Democracy: Travel, Premature Predation, And The Components Of Political Identity, Nicholas S. Zeppos

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Democracy is indeed an elusive concept and any effort to develop the constituent elements of so important a political idea ought to be encouraged. From any number of perspectives it is clear that democracy must include more than simply ratifying the outcomes of either citizen or representative voting., And when a court is asked to set aside the results of a process some describe as democratic, the challenge to enrich the concept becomes even more pressing, particularly when the judicial power is invoked in the name of enhancing democracy. The Supreme Court's decision in Romer v. Evan dramatically poses the …


The Supreme Court, Visibility, And The "Politics Of Presence", Kathryn Abrams Mar 1997

The Supreme Court, Visibility, And The "Politics Of Presence", Kathryn Abrams

Vanderbilt Law Review

Jane Schacter has made a critical contribution by elaborating the meaning and potential consequences of the Court's holding in Romer v. Evans. At the center of her account is the thought-provoking suggestion that the Court's opinion enables a visibility or "presence" for gays and lesbians in the extended realm of the "political." While I salute her illumination, I am less certain about whether to share her optimism. In this Comment, I will explore the latter question by looking beyond the decision in Romer to other cases involving group-based civil rights. I will probe the effects of Supreme Court decisionmaking on …