Same Sex Marriage in the United States

This Chapter gives a brief analysis of the status of same-sex marriage in the United States prior to the US Supreme Court decisions of 2013 and the current status of litigation and political reforms triggered, in part by the court decisions. It shows that marriage is a central institution in the country’s rationale of family law in ways that separate it from other Western countries that have allowed same-sex marriage.https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/facsch_bk_contributions/1165/thumbnail.jp