As the Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments in cases involving two high-profile laws to do with same-sex marriage – California’s Proposition 8 and the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act -53 percent of Americans think it should be legal for same-sex couples to marry, while 39 percent say it […] Read more »
How Proposition 8 passed in California — and why it wouldn’t today
Lost amid today’s Supreme Court oral arguments on California’s Proposition 8 is a simple question: How did a gay marriage ban pass in one of the most liberal states in the country just four years ago? The answer is both fascinating and complex, and reveals just how much the Golden […] Read more »
How Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Is Changing, and What It Means
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on two cases related to same-sex marriage, the first involving a California referendum that barred gay marriage, the other involving a federal law that prevents the government from recognizing same-sex unions. A variety of outcomes are possible, but it seems prudent to […] Read more »
Court Decisions and Trends in Support for Same-Sex Marriage (2009)
Patrick J. Egan (NYU) & Nathaniel Persily (Columbia Law School), The Polling Report, Aug. 17, 2009 The trends in public support for same-sex marriage should interest both those concerned about public attitudes toward gay rights and those with a larger interest in the way court decisions help shape public opinion. […] Read more »
Shift In Gay Marriage Support Mirrors A Changing America
When Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman recently reversed his stance on gay marriage after his son came out as gay, he joined a tidal wave of Americans who have altered their views on the subject. … “There’s just been a real huge sea change in how people view gay marriage,” […] Read more »
Why the political fight on gay marriage is over — in 3 charts
In our Monday newspaper column, we declared the political fight on gay marriage over — even as the Supreme Court prepares to wade into the legal and policy debate this week. … While we used 800 words (or so) to make the “it’s all over” case in the newspaper, we […] Read more »