The Defense of Marriage Act: Congress' use of narrative in the debate over same-sex marriage

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Congress recited heterosexual narratives when passing the the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA) to suppress the emerging narratives of homosexuals. In allowing state governments to not recognize same-sex marriages, Congress utilized the seldom used full faith and credit clause of the Constitution. The narratives and DOMA's passage were misplaced acts of ignorance against a misperceived social threat from homosexuals and formal acts of discrimination against a specific segment of American society.

Discrimination against gays, Full faith and credit (Law)

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All about work: early understandings of the "judicial power" in statutory interpretation, 1776-1806

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The author discusses the background of statutory interpretation in English law, state court interpretive practice during the US revolutionary period, and early statutory practice by federal judges during the early post-revolutionary period. Academic arguments about the relationship between text and context are examined.

United Kingdom, Interpretation and construction, Constitutional law, Constitutional interpretation

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No promo homo: the sedimentation of antigay discourse and the channeling effect of judicial review

Article Abstract:

The author discusses the evolution of traditional argments opposed to laws favoring gay rights and homosexual conduct. Topics include same-sex marriage bars, stereotypes, group rhetoric, and group identity.

Gays

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