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"This groundbreaking case, with much pressure from suing parties across the country and a great amount of controversy, granted the dignity of marriage to same-sex couples. Readers will find out all about the background of the case, how it made it to the Supreme Court, and why the court decided for same-sex marriage. Also included are questions to consider, primary source documents, and a chronology of the case"--Amazon.com.

In June 2015, the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage the law in all fifty states in a decision as groundbreaking as Roe v Wade and Brown v Board of Education. Through insider accounts and access to key players, this definitive account reveals the dramatic and previously unreported events behind Obergefell v Hodges and the lives at its center. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had to provide married gay couples all the benefits offered to straight couples. Jim Obergefell and John Hodges--who was dying from ALS--flew to Maryland, where same-sex marriage was legal. But back home, Ohio refused to recognize their union, or even list Jim's name on John's death certificate. Then they met Al Gerhardstein, a courageous attorney who had spent nearly three decades advocating for civil rights and who now saw an opening for the cause that few others had before him.

Presents information about the U.S. Constitution and courts, with studies of a selection of Supreme Court cases that explore some of the problems facing young Americans, including freedom of expression, freedom of the student press, the right to privacy, freedom from discrimination, due process, and others.

Contains essays that explain the historic and legal contexts in which American courts operate and provide overviews of the Anglo-American legal systems, law, the US Constitution, judicial review, and related topics.

Chronicles the history of the death penalty in America and presents related primary source documents accompanied by introductions highlighting their significance and key points.

Presents profiles of one hundred Americans who brought cases before the U.S. Supreme Court that resulted in changes being made to the Constitution, discussing the circumstances that led up to each case, and looking at the life of the litigant in the aftermath.

Describes court cases involving food, spanning several centuries, from defective chocolates to the McDonald's hot coffee catastrophe to an eighth-century law against the eating of horse meat.

Examines the origins of the First Amendment to the Constitution; looks at two documents consistently cited by Supreme Court justices with regard to cases dealing with religion; and reproduces fifty Supreme Court decisions concerning freedom of religion.

Discusses the most significant decisions by the United State's highest court.