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The gay rights question in contemporary American law / Andrew Koppelman.
- Title
- The gay rights question in contemporary American law / Andrew Koppelman.
- Author
- Koppelman, Andrew
- Publication
- Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2002.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | KF4754.5 .K67 2002 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 210 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The gay rights question is whether the second-class legal status of gay people should be changed. In this book Andrew Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues, surprisingly, that courts cannot and should not impose it. Sure to upset purists on either side of the debate, Koppelman's book criticizes the legal arguments advanced both for and against gay rights. Just as important, it places these arguments in broader moral and social contexts, offering original, pragmatic, and workable legal solutions.
- Subject
- Gay people > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States
- Genre/Form
- Review copies (Printing)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-197) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Equal protection and invidious intent -- The right to privacy -- The sex discrimination argument, and objections -- Why discriminate? -- Choice of law and public policy -- Dumb and doma: why the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional -- The limitations of courts.
- ISBN
- 0226451003 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226451011 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2001057454
- OCLC
- 48466768
- SCSB-12123944
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library