Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality
David Boies; Theodore B. Olson
ISBN 10: 0670015962 ISBN 13: 9780670015962
Published by Viking, 2014
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Synopsis:
The riveting inside story of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on Proposition 8?by the two lawyers who argued the case
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a pair of landmark decisions, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and eliminating California’s discriminatory Proposition 8, reinstating the freedom to marry for gays and lesbians in California.
Redeeming the Dream is the story of how David Boies and Theodore B. Olson?who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore?joined forces after that titanic battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. As allies and not foes, they tell the fascinating story of the five-year struggle to win the right for gays to marry, from Proposition 8’s adoption by voters in 2008, to its defeat before the highest court in the land in Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013.
Boies and Olson guide readers through the legal framing of the case, making crystal clear the constitutional principles of due process and equal protection in support of marriage equality while explaining, with intricacy, the basic human truths they set out to prove when the duo put state-sanctioned discrimination on trial.
Redeeming the Dream offers readers an authoritative, dramatic, and up-close account of the most important civil rights issue?fought and won?since Brown v. Board of Education and Loving v. Virginia.
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a pair of landmark decisions, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and eliminating California’s discriminatory Proposition 8, reinstating the freedom to marry for gays and lesbians in California.
Redeeming the Dream is the story of how David Boies and Theodore B. Olson?who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore?joined forces after that titanic battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. As allies and not foes, they tell the fascinating story of the five-year struggle to win the right for gays to marry, from Proposition 8’s adoption by voters in 2008, to its defeat before the highest court in the land in Hollingsworth v. Perry in 2013.
Boies and Olson guide readers through the legal framing of the case, making crystal clear the constitutional principles of due process and equal protection in support of marriage equality while explaining, with intricacy, the basic human truths they set out to prove when the duo put state-sanctioned discrimination on trial.
Redeeming the Dream offers readers an authoritative, dramatic, and up-close account of the most important civil rights issue?fought and won?since Brown v. Board of Education and Loving v. Virginia.
About the Authors:
Selected by Time magazine in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, David Boies is the most prominent trial lawyer in the United States and has litigated some of the highest profile cases in recent history, including Westmoreland v. CBS, United States v. Microsoft, and Bush v. Gore. Also selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time magazine in 2010, Theodore B. Olson is the premier appellate lawyer in the country. He has argued sixty cases before the United States Supreme Court, including Bush v. Gore and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
Selected by Time magazine in 2010 as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World,David Boies is the most prominent trial lawyer in the United States and has litigated some of the highest profile cases in recent history, includingWestmoreland v. CBS, United States v. Microsoft, and Bush v. Gore. Also selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World byTime magazine in 2010, Theodore B. Olson is the premier appellate lawyer in the country. He has argued sixty cases before the United States Supreme Court, includingBush v. Gore and Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
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Title: Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage ...
Publisher: Viking
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket