The Diminished Role for State Courts in Marriage Equality after New York

As of today, thirty states have banned marriage recognition by state constitutional amendment. In the remaining twenty states, six already recognize marriage rights. The remaining fourteen states include three states in which the supreme courts have already rejected challenges (Washington, New Jersey, Maryland, though activists recently re-filed in New Jersey, a possible exception), four other sta...

American Constitution Society • Jul 15, 2011

Briefs Filed In Legal Challange To Calif.'s Prop 8

This week, women's rights groups, religious organizations, civil rights groups, and labor unions, California municipal governments, children's welfare organizations, bar associations, and leading legal scholars collectively urged the California Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8. These briefs argue, among other things, that Proposition 8 drastically alters the equal protection guarantee in...

American Constitution Society • Jan 17, 2009