{"product_id":"on-same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-the-rule-of-law-constitutional-interpretation-at-the-crossroads-hardcover","title":"On Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law: Constitutional Interpretation at the Crossroads - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Strasser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States Constitution has already been interpreted to provide a variety of family-related protections which, if applied consistently, also protect same-sex couples and their children. Only by radically reformulating and severely undermining existing protections can courts and commentators justify the claim that the Federal Constitution does not offer a wealth of family protections, including the right to marry a same-sex partner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussing the constitutional implications of civil unions with a special focus on how they might be treated in the interstate context, Strasser explains how the courts and commentators have reworked and significantly weakened a variety of constitutional protections in their attempts to establish that same-sex couples are not afforded constitutional protections. He further suggests that the constitutional protections for religion support rather than undermine the constitutional protection of same-sex unions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK STRASSER is Trustees Professor of Law, Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eSame-Sex Marriages: A Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Challenge of Same-Sex Marriage: Federalist Principles and Constitutional Protections\u003c\/i\u003e (Praeger, 1999), and \u003ci\u003eLegally Wed: Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.54 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53387187519763,"sku":"9780275977610","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/VsXRXNumD49780275977610.webp?v=1769519606","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/on-same-sex-marriage-civil-unions-and-the-rule-of-law-constitutional-interpretation-at-the-crossroads-hardcover","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}