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A carregar... Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial (edição 2016)por Kenji Yoshino (Autor)
Informação Sobre a ObraSpeak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial por Kenji Yoshino
  
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"A renowned legal scholar tells the definitive story of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the trial that will stand as the most potent argument for marriage equality. In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 8, rescinding the right of same-sex couples to marry in the state. Advocates for marriage equality were outraged. Still, major gay-rights groups opposed a federal challenge to the law, warning that it would be dangerously premature. A loss could set the movement back for decades. A small group of activists, however, refused to wait. They turned to corporate lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies--best known for arguing opposite sides of Bush v. Gore--who filed a groundbreaking federal suit against the law. A distinguished constitutional law scholar, Kenji Yoshino was also a newly married gay man who at first felt ambivalent about the suit. Nonetheless, he recognized that Chief Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to hold a trial in the case was momentous. Boies and Olson rose to the occasion, deftly deploying arguments that LGBT advocates had honed through years of litigation and debate. Reading the 3,000-page transcript, Yoshino discovered a shining civil rights document--the most rigorous and compelling exploration he had seen of the nature of marriage, the political status of gays and lesbians, the ideal circumstances for raising children, and the inability of direct democracy to protect fundamental rights. After that tense twelve-day trial, Walker issued a resounding and historic ruling: California's exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage violated the U.S. Constitution. In June 2013, the United States Supreme Court denied the final appeal in Hollingsworth v. Perry, leaving same-sex couples in California free to marry. Drawing on interviews with lawyers and witnesses on both sides of the case, Yoshino takes us deep inside the trial. He brings the legal arguments to life, not only through his account of the case, but also by sharing his own story of finding love, marrying, and having children. Vivid, compassionate, and beautifully written, Speak Now is both a nuanced and authoritative account of a landmark trial, and a testament to how the clash of proofs in our judicial process can force debates to the ultimate level of clarity"-- Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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 Google Books — A carregar...GénerosSistema Decimal de Melvil (DDC)346.79401Social sciences Law Private Law North America West Coast U.S. CaliforniaClassificação da Biblioteca do Congresso dos EUA (LCC)AvaliaçãoMédia: (4.26)
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Weaving both his personal story and the lawsuit, Yoshino also interviewed witnesses and lawyers on both sides of the case, bringing together a story that probably could not be covered any other way, as a longread in a magazine/newspaper, etc. would not do this justice. Yoshino himself felt ambiguous about the challenge, but obviously the impact of Proposition 8 had significant repercussions not only for Californians but potentially for the nation as well.
I have to admit, this was extremely dull. As mentioned, I read another book by the author and was not all that into that one either but read this for both the subject matter and that this is a little different (a breakdown of a case vs. a more of a "how to" book). The negative reviews nail it: this is an extremely important book and does cover something that needed a book like this vs reporting or a documentary, etc. But the writing is extremely hard and as someone who is a layperson who is not familiar with this challenge, the legal terms, etc. I found it rather tough to read.
Of course, this is definitely a book of interest to LGBTQ+ issues, the law, etc. I would not be surprised to see this on law school syllabi, civil rights syllabi, etc. but as mentioned, for a regular Joe or Jane who is not an expert this might not be for you unless you have a particular tie or interest for this case.
Borrowed from the library and that was best for me. (