Then comes marriage : United States v. Windsor and the defeat of DOMA
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Then comes marriage : United States v. Windsor and the defeat of DOMA
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Physical Description:
350 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of plates : portraits ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Includes index.
Summary:
Chronicles the story of the renowned litigator's defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act before the Supreme Court, recounting her advocacy of a gay client who was denied marital protections and the author's own private struggles to forge a family.
Contents:
Gay Pride -- Parents and Second Parents -- The Beginnings of a New Perspective -- Be Brave-Do the Right Thing -- A Very Long Engagement -- The Rest was Just Dancing -- It's All About Edie, Stupid -- Sometimes, Prayer Works -- Superior Dance -- Professor Diamond and Captain Underpants -- Perfectly Pleased -- Be Our Guest -- To De-Gay or Not to De-Gay -- Already Married, Already Gay -- Skim Milk -- Equal Dignity.
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Publication Info:
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015]
©2015
Subject:
| Marriage law -- United States. |
| Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- United States. |
| Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. |
| Windsor, Edie -- Trials, litigation, etc. |
| United States. Defense of Marriage Act |
| Windsor, Edith Schlain |
| Schlain, Edith |
| United States. Act to Define and Protect the Institution of Marriage |
| United States. Public Law 104-199 |
| Law, Marriage |
| Marriage -- Law and legislation |
| Marriage -- Prohibited degrees |
SAILS ISBN:
9780393248678