Marriage equality in the United States: a look at Obergefell and beyond

• Autores: Toni Jaeger-Fine
• Localización: Revista de Investigações Constitucionais, ISSN-e 2359-5639, Vol. 3, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 7-41
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The article aims to analyze the marriage equality in the United States, with a special focus at Obergefell v. Hodges case, in which the US Supreme Court held, in June 2015, in a 5-4 decision that is unconstitutional to forbid same-sex marriage. Furthermore, it analyzes the Supreme Court jurisprudence about some issues related to this discussion and the democratic movement in the states in favor of same-sex marriage in the years leading up to Obergefell. Lastly, it makes some modest observations about the case and the larger issue of gay marriage in the United States.