Courts Liberalism And Rights: Gay Law And Politics In The United States and Canada

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii 1 Introduction 1 2 U.S. Federal Courts and Gay Rights: A History of Hesitancy 21 3 Liberalism and Gay Politics: Rights and Their Critics 33 4 Toward a Better Liberalism 49 5 Sodomy Laws, Courts, and Liberalism 62 6 Lessons from Continued Sodomy Adjudication 77 7 Courts and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: Hawaii and Alaska 104 8 Courts and Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: Vermont 130 9 Developments after Vermont: An Evolving Jurisprudence and Its Backlash 144 10 Canada: Rethinking Courts, Rights, and Liberalism 165 11 Courts, Social Change, and the Power of Legal Liberalism 187 12 Conclusion 195 Notes 199 Index 247 ...