Redeeming the dream
Subtitle: the case for marriage equality
By: David Boies and Theodore B. Olson
Contributors: Olson, Theodore B., author
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9780670015962
Subjects: Trials, litigation; Lawyers; Law and legislation; Gay couples; United States; Legal status, laws; California; Same-sex marriage; Cases; Biography
Description: Documents the story of the landmark 2013 Supreme Court ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act by the two former-rival lawyers who argued the case, tracing the 2008 adoption of Proposition 8 through its defeat five years later while explaining the case's importance in challenging state-sanctioned discrimination.