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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Measuring Human Dignity by the Supremes

Dignity Is a Constitutional Principle (Bruce Ackerman) from the New York Times
"With gay marriage litigation moving forward at warp speed — federal judges have struck down five state bans on same-sex marriage since December — we may soon witness one of the worst shouting matches in Supreme Court history. ... Writing for the five justices in the majority, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy countered that the assault on human dignity should be decisive in condemning the statute as unconstitutional."

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