On same-sex marriage, civil unions, and the rule of law
Subtitle: constitutional interpretation at the crossroads
By: Mark Strasser.
Series: Issues on sexual diversity and the law,
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Vermont.; Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Hawaii.; Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- Vermont.; Civil unions -- Law and legislation -- Hawaii.
Description: "The United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children. Only by radically reformulating and severely undermining existing protections can courts and commentators justify the claim that the Federal Constitution does not offer a wealth of family protections, including the right to marry a same-sex partner.".

"Discussing the constitutional implications of civil unions with a special focus on how they might be treated in the interstate context, Strasser explains how the courts and commentators have reworked and significantly weakened a variety of constitutional protections in their attempts to establish that same-sex couples are not afforded constitutional protections.

He further suggests that the constitutional protections for religion support rather than undermine the constitutional protection of same-sex unions."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-190) and index.