Civil Rights,
Constitutional Law,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 16, 2009
A Perverse Version of Justice
Our social contract acknowledges the tyranny by the majority -- and our high court should too, in overturning Prop. 8.
Robert L. Bastian Jr.
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Whittier Law School
Romeo asked, "What's in a name?" The five-act response is enough misplaced social structure to vanquish two star-crossed lovers. A related question is whether a separate name for "marriage" is equal.
The constitutionality of Proposition 8, which declares that only marriage between a man and woman is valid in California, is before the state's Supreme Court. Originally, the high court asked for briefing on the narrow technical issues of whether the proposition is a permissible cons...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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