U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Same-Sex Marriage Cases
December 7, 2012
Contact: Gilien Silsby at (213) 740-9690 and (213) 500-8673 or gsilsby@law.usc.edu.
Court will rule on Proposition 8 and Defense of Marriage Act Cases
USC LEGAL EXPERTS AVAILABLE:
DAVID B. CRUZ is a USC law professor and expert on constitutional law, civil rights, gender law and same-sex marriage.
Cruz may be reached at (213) 740-6830, or dcruz@law.usc.edu
DARIA ROITHMAYR is a USC law professor and expert on race and gender.
Roithmayr can be reached at (213) 740-6228, (310) 367-1295 (cell) or droithmayr@law.usc.edu
CLARE PASTORE is a USC law professor and expert on civil rights, legal ethics and procedure. Pastore may be reached at (213) 821-4410; (323) 717-2856 (cell) or cpastore@law.usc.edu
Discussion topics:
*What issues will the Supreme Court consider in its rulings?
*How the Court might rule on the constitutionality of DOMA's refusal to recognize marriages of same-sex couples
*How the Court might rule on the constitutionality of Prop. 8
*The legal ramifications of Prop. 8 and DOMA
*The social ramifications of Prop. 8 and DOMA
*What impact will rulings have on California, other states, and the nation?
*How race and gender play a role
Court will rule on Proposition 8 and Defense of Marriage Act Cases
USC LEGAL EXPERTS AVAILABLE:
DAVID B. CRUZ is a USC law professor and expert on constitutional law, civil rights, gender law and same-sex marriage.
Cruz may be reached at (213) 740-6830, or dcruz@law.usc.edu
DARIA ROITHMAYR is a USC law professor and expert on race and gender.
Roithmayr can be reached at (213) 740-6228, (310) 367-1295 (cell) or droithmayr@law.usc.edu
CLARE PASTORE is a USC law professor and expert on civil rights, legal ethics and procedure. Pastore may be reached at (213) 821-4410; (323) 717-2856 (cell) or cpastore@law.usc.edu
Discussion topics:
*What issues will the Supreme Court consider in its rulings?
*How the Court might rule on the constitutionality of DOMA's refusal to recognize marriages of same-sex couples
*How the Court might rule on the constitutionality of Prop. 8
*The legal ramifications of Prop. 8 and DOMA
*The social ramifications of Prop. 8 and DOMA
*What impact will rulings have on California, other states, and the nation?
*How race and gender play a role
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