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Does the Constitution Require Same-Sex Marriage?

Jacob H. Huebert2019-03-18T18:48:06-05:00February 15th, 2011|Tags: California, constitution, debate, ed whelan, federalist society, gay, jonathan adler, Lawrence v. Texas, mark strasser, marriage, Ninth Circuit, proposition 8, same-sex|

Whether gay marriage is a good thing and whether the constitution requires it are two different questions. In this video from a recent Columbus Federalist Society debate, Volokh Conspirator Jonathan Adler, NRO "Bench Memos" blogger Ed Whelan, and Capital Law Prof. Mark Strasser debate the second question. (I moderate.)

Divorce Italian Style

Dan Ortiz2019-03-18T18:48:11-05:00November 10th, 2010|Tags: courts, Italy, marriage, sex|

Courts often don’t get sex. We know that. But I had thought that this was a peculiarly American matter. Not so, apparently. British newspapers are reporting that Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation, its highest court for nonconstitutional issues, has civilly blessed an ecclesiastical court’s annulment of a marriage. That, by itself, will [...]