Gay Rights Flashcards
1
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Bowers v. Hardwick 1986
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- divided court found that there was no constitutional protection for acts of sodomy and states could outlaw those practices
- consensual sodomy observed
- burger court
2
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The defense of marriage act 1996
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Federal law prior to being ruled unconstitutional defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman and allowed states to refuse to recognize same sex marriages granted under the laws of other states
3
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Lawrence v. Texas 2003
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Court struck down sodomy law in Texas and invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states making same sex sexual activity legal in every state and territory
4
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United States v. Windsor 2013
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- Roberts Court
- Windsor lesbian widow didn’t receive tax write off because marriage not recognized in New York they were married in Toronto
- ruled that DOMA is unconstitutional federal govt cannot discriminate against married lesbian and gay couples for the purposes of determining federal benefits and protections
