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The legalization of Gay marriage is a very popular issue in the United States. The popularity of the issue alone makes the outcome very important to the American people. The debate is multifaceted. Should gay marriage be legal? Should gay couples be allowed to adopt children? Is it constitutional to withhold federal rights from gay couples? Then, there’s the media, throwing around their opinions and trying to influence the opinions of the public. However, even though gay marriage is, in most cases, portrayed positively by the media it is still a source of major debate. The legalization of gay marriage could positively effect the American public in many ways. The most recent development in this issue is the Supreme Court ruling on the case of U.S. v. Windsor. It was decided on June 26, 2013 that section 3 of DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, is unconstitutional under the fifth amendment. It directly violates the clause stating that all American citizens will receive equal protection under the law (Metro). Section 3 of DOMA states that “marriage” will be defined as a union between one man and one woman. DOMA also states that “spouse” will be defined as a person of the opposite sex to whom one is married (Unites States Cong.). When asked, JayChristopher Williams, 21 at the time DOMA was passed, stated that he felt that, “It was, for me as a youngish gay when passed, a codified sign that the government believed I was a second class citizen.” The law was quite a shock for him, being from a higher class southern family in Mobile, Alabama. He had always felt that he was just as good as anyone else. Later in the interview he stated that the law caused him to essentially give up on the institution of marriage. Since i... ... middle of paper ... ...nited States." Williams Institute. N.p., Mar. 2007. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Meezan, William, and Jonathan Rauch. "Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Parenting, and America's Children." Future of Children 15.2 (2005): 97-113. Project Muse. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. Rauch, Jonathan. Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America. 1st, Rev. ed. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Google Books. Web. 19 Nov. 2013. United States. Cong. Senate. 104 Cong., 2dn sess. S H.R. 3396. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Government Printing Office/Defense of Marriage Act. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. U.S. v. Windsor. U.S. Supreme Court. 26 June 2013. Metro Weekly. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2013. U.S. v. Windsor. U.S. Supreme Court. 26 June 2013. Scribd. Equality Case Files, 12 Sept. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2013. Williams, JayChristopher. Interview by Lauren O'Rear. 20 Nov. 2013.
This essay will analyze the entire case R. v. Morin and evaluate the facts, issues, positions of the Crown and accused. The decisions made during this case and reasons that ultimately lead to the final verdict by the Ontario Court of appeal. This essay will evaluate the decision of whether the delay of the R. v. Morin and the cases that it set precedent for were valid decisions made by the court. This evaluation will describe the arguments made on both sides during these trials. It will discuss how the decision made by the court to decide the trial delay being reasonable were the correct decisions and that section 11(b) of the Charter was not violated. The essay will also discuss the court cases R. v. Godin...
Abstract On June 26, 2015 a divided Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Obergefell v. Hodges that same-sex couples could now marry nationwide. At the time of the split ruling there were 9 supreme court justices, 5 of the justices were Republicans, and the remaining 4 were Democrats. In high profile cases it is except that the justices will vote along party lines. When the 5-4 ruling was reveled by the following statement. “It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right (Corn,2015).” written by
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