Same-Sex Marriage, Education, And Parental Rights,
2011
Brigham Young University Law School
Same-Sex Marriage, Education, And Parental Rights, Richard S. Myers
Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Defense Of Marriage Act And Uncategorical Federalism,
2011
William & Mary Law School
The Defense Of Marriage Act And Uncategorical Federalism, David B. Cruz
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
This Essay addresses federalism objections to section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Ordinarily, the federal government accepts states’ determinations of what couples are validly married. Section 3 of DOMA, however, fashions a broad exception for same-sex couples, who are definitionally deemed not to be in “marriages.” In addition to equal protection and full faith and credit challenges to DOMA, litigants have made constitutional federalism arguments. In Massachusetts v. United
States Department of Health and Human Services, the federal trial court accepted one such argument, though in a form that might be read to categorically deny the federal …
The Last Rights: Controversial Ne Exeat Clause Grants Custodial Power Under Abbott V. Abbott,
2011
Mercer University School of Law
The Last Rights: Controversial Ne Exeat Clause Grants Custodial Power Under Abbott V. Abbott, Danielle L. Brewer
Mercer Law Review
The weight to be assigned to the laws and practices of foreign legal systems in the analysis of international agreements and domestic statutory disputes has long been a topic of debate in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the United States government. On one side of the argument, traditional scholars contend that, as a sovereign, the United States should make decisions based solely on the best interests of its citizens, regardless of the detriment imposed on the international community by such practices. Conversely, as a modern approach, the cosmopolitan view of international systems' depicts the United States as just …
Lochner, Lawrence, And Liberty,
2011
Stetson University College of Law
Lochner, Lawrence, And Liberty, Joseph F. Morrissey
Georgia State University Law Review
Many of the states of the United States have statutes, constitutional provisions, and court decisions that deny individuals the right to have a family, specifically a spouse and children, based on sexual orientation.
Advocates have made a wide variety of arguments attacking such restrictions. Scholars and litigants frequently argue that such acts violate constitutional guarantees of equal protection or invade a constitutional right to privacy. However, such arguments are often defeated by counter arguments presented with religious, moral, and even emotional fervor.
This article presents and defends a new analytical framework based on liberty of contract to advance gay rights. …
Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Is Law And Art Or A Science?: Comments On Objectivity, Feminism, And Power, Joan Williams
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Language And The Law,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Language And The Law, Yadira Calvo
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Gender And The Law: Mexican Legislation On Domestic Violence,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Gender And The Law: Mexican Legislation On Domestic Violence, Marta Torres Falcon
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Women's Human Rights In The Framework Of Argentine Domestic Law: Treatment Since The Return To Democracy,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Women's Human Rights In The Framework Of Argentine Domestic Law: Treatment Since The Return To Democracy, Maria Teresa Flores
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Parental Rights And The Best Interests Of The Child: Implications Of The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 On Domestic Violence Victims' Rights,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Parental Rights And The Best Interests Of The Child: Implications Of The Adoption And Safe Families Act Of 1997 On Domestic Violence Victims' Rights, Rachel Venier
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Foundational Myths And The Reality Of Dependency: The Role Of Marriage , Ann Shalleck
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Comments On Martha Fineman's Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, , Suzanna Danuta Walters
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Why Lesbians And Gay Men Should Read Martha Fineman, Nancy D. Polikoff
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Bursting The Foundational Myths Of Reproductive Labor Under Capitalism: A Call For Brave New Families Or Brave New Villages? , Mary Romero
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity ,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
Caretakers, Entitlement, And Diversity , Twila L. Perry
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Lessons From China?: Keeping Divorce Rates Low In The Modern Era,
2011
Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Lessons From China?: Keeping Divorce Rates Low In The Modern Era, Catherine R. Chyi
Global Business & Development Law Journal
No abstract provided.
