American Constitutionalism, Marriage, and the Family: Obergefell v. Hodges and U.S. v. Windsor in Context

This edited volume in American constitutionalism places the Supreme Court's declaration of same-sex marriage rights in U.S.v. Windsor (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) within the context of the Court's developing understanding of the legal and social status of marriage and the family. Leading scholars in the fields of political science, law, and religion examine the roots of the Court's affirmation of same-sex rights in a number of areas related to marriage and the family including the rig