How Does Same-Sex Marriage Threaten You?
Abstract
In Lewis v. Harris, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on the legal status of marriage, a matter of immense importance, without ever really discussing why the law does or should care about marriage at all. Accordingly, the decision is unsatisfactory not only for those who believe traditional marriage is special, but also for those who believe that the decision exacerbates inequality and injustice by further entrenching the privileged status of married people over unmarried people. The latter group asks why marriage is relevant to the law at all. On the other side, advocates of legal recognition of same-sex marriage ("SSM") often counter defenders of traditional marriage by asking "how does same-sex marriage threaten you?" This article responds to both questions.
Keywords
Lewis v. Harris, Marriage
Publication Date
2007
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
Rutgers Law Review
Publication Information
59 Rutgers Law Review 233 (2007)
Repository Citation
Dent, George W., "How Does Same-Sex Marriage Threaten You?" (2007). Faculty Publications. 1096.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/1096
