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Unpublished Paper
Teaching the U.S. v. Windsor Same Sex Marriage/Equal Protection/DOMA Case
(2013)
  • Corey A Ciocchetti, University of Denver
Abstract

The same sex marriage cases are proving to be the hottest of topics during a very eventful Supreme Court term. The U.S. v. Windsor case is a fitting vehicle to cover the topic. These slides help tell the story and can be used to teach the case as well as important constitutional law issues such as: (1) equal protection, (2) federalism, (3) executive discretion to defend federal laws, (4) incorporation and more.

Keywords
  • Same Sex Marriage,
  • Gay Marriage,
  • DOMA,
  • Defense of Marriage Act,
  • US v. Windsor,
  • Edith Windsor,
  • Fourteenth Amendment,
  • Fifth Amendment,
  • Equal Protection Clause,
  • Due Process Clause,
  • Incorporation,
  • Standing
Publication Date
2013
Citation Information
Corey A Ciocchetti. "Teaching the U.S. v. Windsor Same Sex Marriage/Equal Protection/DOMA Case" (2013)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/corey_ciocchetti/30/