Courthouse democracy and minority rights : same-sex marriage in the states /

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In Courthouse Democracy and Minority Rights: Same-Sex Marriage in the States, Robert J. Hume examines how the democratization of state courts and state constitutional systems has influenced the capacity of judges to protect minority rights. Through an intensive examination of same-sex marriage polic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hume, Robert J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > United States > States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > States.
Constitutional law > United States > States.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis > États.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Constitutional law > U.S. states
Political questions and judicial power > U.S. states
Same-sex marriage > Law and legislation > U.S. states
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Promises, promises
  • Understanding the impact of state supreme courts
  • Early same-sex marriage decisions
  • Massachusetts and beyond
  • Policy initiation : the diffusion of same-sex marriage cases across the states
  • Policy legitimation : evaluating the capacity of state courts to change public opinion
  • Policy endurance : the enactment of state constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage
  • The promise of state courts.

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