Lawyers have long played an integral part in efforts to bring about social change. With an increasing desire to see change in the world, regardless of one’s political perspective, there is a growing interest in understanding the role that lawyers can play in bringing about such change. This type
Many of the states of the United States have statutes, constitutional provisions, and court decisions that deny individuals the right to have a family, specifically a spouse and children, based on sexual orientation.
Advocates have made a wide variety of arguments attacking such restrictions. Scholars and litigants frequently argue that
The Act declares that the public policy of Georgia is to recognize marriages only between a man and a woman. It prohibits marriages between persons of the same sex, denying their recognition in Georgia. Any same-sex marriage entered into pursuant to a marriage license issued outside of Georgia will be
