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Go Home Two Takes On Gay Marriage Jurisprudence

THE PLANK OCTOBER 10, 2008

Two Takes On Gay Marriage Jurisprudence

BY ERIC ZIMMERMANN

The Connecticut Supreme Court struck down a state ban on gay marriage today, making Connecticut the third state--along with Massachussetts and California--to legalize gay marriage. 

Now's a good time, then, to revisit the exchange between Jeffrey Rosen and Richard Just on the efficacy of state rulings on gay marriage. After the California Supreme Court's decision this spring, Rosen feared the political backlash might help elect Republicans, ensuring a more conservative judiciary and ultimately hampering civil rights. Just found that argument less than convincing. 

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