Hume, Robert J. <br/><br/>
Courthouse democracy and minority rights  same-sex marriage in the states / 
 Same-sex marriage in the states 
Robert J. Hume. 
 - Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages) :  illustrations. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Promises, promises --  Understanding the impact of state supreme courts --  Early same-sex marriage decisions --  Massachusetts and beyond --  Policy initiation : the diffusion of same-sex marriage cases across the states --  Policy legitimation : evaluating the capacity of state courts to change public opinion --  Policy endurance : the enactment of state constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage --  The promise of state courts. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199982394 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Same-sex marriage--Law and legislation--States.--United States<br/>Political questions and judicial power--States.--United States<br/>Constitutional law--States.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF539  / .C687 2013