On Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law: Constitutional Interpretations at the Crossroads

Abstract

This book discusses Baker v. State, the Vermont decision leading to the recognition of civil unions, as well as some of the implications of that decision for those living in Vermont and elsewhere. It also discusses the constitutional significance of the diversity of religious opinion regarding the permissibility of same-sex unions, and how constitutional analyses of state regulation or prohibition of same-sex unions have important implications for the vitality of Fourteenth Amendment protections more generally.