Keywords
Supreme Court, marriage, marriage equality, gay marriage, same sex marriage, Obergefell, same sex, right to marry, marriage, choice
Abstract
I am delighted with the result in Obergefell v. Hodges, but I am unhappy with the Court’s reasoning. In lieu of a straightforward, and far more defensible, decision based purely on the Equal Protection Clause, Justice Kennedy’s reliance on the Due Process Clause is deeply problematic.
Recommended Citation
Clare Huntington,
Obergefell's Conservatism: Reifying Familial Fronts,
84 Fordham L. Rev. 23
(2015).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/flr/vol84/iss1/3
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