The U. S. Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality: As Delivered by Justice Anthony KennedyThe 2015 Supreme Court decision Obergefell et al. v. Hodges legalised gay marriage across the United States. This edition collects the widely quoted decision by Justice Kennedy, as well as the dissents of Justices Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. Of tremendous interest to general readers and students of American history, The U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality is a milestone in the history of human and civil rights. It is an essential document of our times. |
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Contents
Section 1 | 3 |
Section 2 | 9 |
Section 3 | 14 |
Section 4 | 15 |
Section 5 | 25 |
Section 6 | 33 |
Section 7 | 47 |
Section 8 | 51 |
Section 9 | 57 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The U. S. Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality: As Delivered by Justice Anthony Kennedy |
| Author | Anthony M. Kennedy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Melville House, 2015 |
| ISBN | 1612195326, 9781612195322 |
| Length | 64 pages |
| Subjects | › › Law / Constitutional Political Science / Civil Rights Social Science / LGBT Studies / Gay Studies |
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