November 16, 2008
On November 4 California voters adopted Proposition 8, an amendment to their state constitution which simply states, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." Opponents of the measure contend that it was adopted in an unconstitutional manner because the California Constitution provides that while "amendments" to the [...]
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July 28, 2008
Gay rights cases may be arranged in four categories that fall along a spectrum according to the level of hardship that the law imposes. The most serious cases involve criminal laws or legal disabilities that are imposed upon gays and lesbians; less serious, but no less significant, are laws that deny equal benefits to [...]
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