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SocietyMay 10, 2022
“Roe” Redistributed Power—and Its Supporters Should Champion That
The decision was not toxic, unworkable or unpopular. But in fending off these accusations, we’ve forgotten to defend its most important result.
Nan D. Hunter
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Supreme CourtJune 29, 2015
The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’
Beyond legalizing same-sex marriage, Justice Kennedy’s opinion made profound arguments about liberty under the Constitution and advanced a novel jurisprudence of dignity.
Nan D. Hunter
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LGBTQ ActivismApril 29, 2015
It All Comes Down to Justice Kennedy
The man in the middle raised concerns about overturning millennia of tradition, but he also emphasized the dignity legal marriage confers to same-sex couples.
Nan D. Hunter
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LGBTQ ActivismApril 21, 2015
SCOTUS Will Likely Legalize Same-Sex Marriage—but the Fight Over Marriage Is Not Done Yet
A win for LGBT advocates would be historic, but uncertainty over religious exemptions and the status of domestic partnerships and civil unions remains.
Nan D. Hunter
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June 26, 2013
Equality Under Law—Now You See It, Now You Don’t
In the past few days, the Supreme Court has both affirmed and threatened equality in the US.
Nan D. Hunter
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ActivismApril 3, 2013
Will the Supreme Court Punt on Same-Sex Marriage?
Gay rights advocates were hoping that the Court would issue a broad ruling, but the justices seem most concerned with issues of standing.
Nan D. Hunter
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Gender and SexualityMarch 29, 2013
Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate
Hollingsworth v. Perry has a chance of being dismissed without a ruling, leaving a better case to serve as the vehicle for the court's opinion on marriage.
Nan D. Hunter
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FeminismMarch 27, 2013
In Oral Argument, Justices Seem Ready to Rule on the Constitutionality of DOMA
If so, there will be a definitive ruling on the constitutionality of the federal law barring recognition of same-sex marriages that are valid under state law.
Nan D. Hunter
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Criminal JusticeMarch 26, 2013
The Supreme Court Is Fractured on Prop 8
By the end, several Justices appeared skeptical at best over whether their decision should reach the merits.
Nan D. Hunter
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PoliticsMarch 25, 2013
What You Need to Know As Prop 8 Hits the Supreme Court
Hollingsworth v. Perry is the first gay marriage case ever argued before the Court. What’s it going to take for advocates of equality to win?
Nan D. Hunter