Perry v Brown
(Nos 10-16696 and 11-16577): United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: Reinhardt and Hawkins JJ; N R Smith J dissenting in part: 7 February 2012
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23028121 |
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| Authors | D Thayer (0000-0001-5205-8691, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 541-542 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-0770 • E-ISSN: 2047-0789 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ojlr/rws022 |
| OpenAlex | W2095939305 |
| Language | EN |
Constitutional rights – United States – Equal protection under law – Sexual orientation – Right of same-sex couples under California state constitution to undergo marriage ceremony – Right removed by amendment restricting valid marriage as between man and woman – Same-sex couple denied marriage ceremony claiming amendment contrary to right of equal protection under US Constitution – Equal protection clause requiring legitimate reason for selective removal of existing right from minority group – Whether desire to uphold traditional view of marriage legitimate reason – US Const Amend 14
Dissenting opinion · Ninth · Physics · Political science · Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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