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Overview
An examination of how the U.S. court system has shaped the boundaries of a central building block of American society from the colonial era to the present day.Synopsis
Walzer, a Washington-DC-based attorney who hopes that marriage will be a legal option for his civil union in the near future, introduces the historical issues, legal controversies, sociopolitical legacy of representative cases, and current status of US law relating to marriage. He presents selected court documents illuminating the issues and adjudication process. The volume includes a glossary of key concepts, laws, and participants; chronology of major developments discussed up to 2004; table of cases; and short annotated bibliography. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR