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Rainbow Rights: The Role of Lawyers and Courts in the Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Movement
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cain, Patricia A. |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | * Introduction * Why Rainbow Rights? * Making "Rights" Arguments * Courts Versus Legislatures * Organization of This Book * 1. Earlier Civil Rights Movements: Lessons to Be Learned * Civil Rights Movement for Race Equality * Civil Rights Movement for Gender Equality * Lessons to Be Learned * 2. Lawyers, Legal Theories, and Litigation Strategy * Public Interest Lawyers * Lesbian and Gay Public Interest Lawyering * Legal Theories and Litigation Strategy * 3. Public Rights: 1950-1985 * Gay and Lesbian Battles Over Public Space * Gay and Lesbian Bars * Student Groups: Access to Public Space in Universities * The High School Prom: Access to Public Space in Secondary Schools * Employment Rights * Direct Restrictions on Public Speech * 4. Private Rights: 1950-1985 * Criminalization of Sodomy * The ALI Project * Early Constitutional Challenges to Sodomy Statutes * Solicitation to Commit Sodomy and Lewd and Lascivious Conduct * Family Rights * 5. When Private Becomes Public: Coupling in the Public Sphere, 1950-1985 * Marriage * Immigration * Adult Adoption * 6. Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) * The Early Sodomy Challenges: The Road to Bowers v. Hardwick * Bowers v. Hardwick * The Aftermath * 7. Public Sphere Rights Post-Bowers v. Hardwick * Hardwick's Affect on Equal Protection Claims: One Court Makes the Connection Between Sodomy Laws and Discrimination * Responding to Padula: The Birth of the Status Versus Conduct Distinction * The Military Cases * Supreme Court Victory: Romer v. Evans * Romer's Long-Term Effect on Antigay Ballot Initiatives * Romer's Effect on Equal Protection Claims * Using State and Local Laws to Gain Public Sphere Rights * The First Amendment Defense * 8. Private Sphere Rights Post-Bowers v. Hardwick * Federal Courts, State Courts, and Civil Rights * Sodomy Challenges in State Courts * Current Status of Sodomy Statutes * Reversing Hardwick, * Family Rights * Child Custody * 9. Public Recognition of Private Relationships Post-Bowers v. Hardwick * Marriage * The Hawaii Litigation and Its Effect * Marriage Rights by Litigation or Legislation? * Domestic Partnerships * Nonstatutory Recognition of Lesbian and Gay Families * 10. Conclusion * Obstacle Number One: No Respect * Obstacle Number Two: Equal Protection Doctrine * Obstacle Number Three: The New Federalism * Obstacle Number Four: Talking About Sex * The Court of Public Opinion * List of Court Cases * Bibliography * Index |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5860/choice.38-5213 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ww1.gruporojasformacion.com/catalog-record-rainbow-rights-the-role-of-lawyers-and-hathi.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.38-5213 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
