Same Sex Marriage in the United States

Authors

Macarena SáezFollow

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Description

This Chapter gives a brief analysis of the status of same-sex marriage in the United States prior to the US Supreme Court decisions of 2013 and the current status of litigation and political reforms triggered, in part by the court decisions. It shows that marriage is a central institution in the country’s rationale of family law in ways that separate it from other Western countries that have allowed same-sex marriage.

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Book Title

Same Sex Couples -- Comparative Insights on Marriage and Cohabitation

First Page

85

Last Page

104

Publisher

Springer

Keywords

same-sex marriage, family law., LGBT rights

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Sáez, Macarena, "Same Sex Marriage in the United States" (2015). Contributions to Books. 85.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bk_contributions/85