If a State Can't Get Out of the Marriage Business, Can It at Least Get Out of the Licensing Business?
Legislation in Alabama aims to do just that.
Legislation in Alabama aims to do just that.
Why should voters have a say in consensual relations between people?
Calls for a drastic increase in what counts as a public accommodation under federal law.
It won't end the culture war but will lead to even more government interference in families
Both want to privatize marriage, but the idea doesn't make sense
Mission accomplished
The rapidly evolving fight over gay marriage, anti-discrimination laws, and free speech
Libertarians should stay out of the next round of the culture wars.
Yes, actually, it is about a wedding cake.
There is no political future in fighting government recognition
Like Scalia, Thomas sides with the ersatz "liberty" of the People (a collectivist notion) against the real liberty of the several persons.
Devastating emotional wreckage from being told no by somebody.
If you think self government means each person is free to govern himself or herself and that the protection of rights and equality under the law serve that end-Scalia says you're wrong.
Reasons to oppose recognition of polyamorous relationships don't do well under scrutiny.
With little government-sponsored discrimination permitted in the United States any longer, what's left that both groups agree upon?
The logic may lean that way, but we can't be sure the Court values the Second Amendment's application that strongly.
Also, new study proves I might be right!
It's past time the government stop treating the tax code as a tool for social engineering.
Conservatives and progressives share a common criticism of Justice Kennedy's gay marriage opinion.
Raises questions, but doesn't provide answers, even though he has some.
Says he'd defend religious freedom as president
Thousands celebrate around NYC dive bar where the American gay rights movement was born 46 years ago this weekend.
The state should not be involved in marriage. But libertarians who think that this is all that need be said are wrong.
Thousands celebrate around NYC dive bar where the American gay rights movement was born 46 years ago this weekend.
Love hasn't won for everyone yet.
Supporters of the Court's decision outnumbered opponents.
From Miller Lite to Maytag, here's how popular brands reacted to the SCOTUS ruling this morning.
A look back at Baker v. Nelson, with footage from the plaintiffs' marriage ceremony
Could Christian schools and other groups lose their tax status for treating same-sex couples differently?
"In every case we must respect the role of the Legislature, and take care not to undo what it has done."
If Jeb Bush is any indication, they may not be angry for much longer.
Personal autonomy and freedom of association not bad ideas to bring up.
"The right of same-sex couples to marry...is part of the liberty promised by the Fourteenth Amendment."
Presidential candidates and sitting Congressmen are featured in a film which commands Christian soldiers to fight.
The Supreme Court enters the final stretch of its 2014-2015 term.
Courts would be required to make sure somebody will pick up the slack.
The actor offers up a more subtle, sensible take on the matter than most pundits-and some judges.
The High Court prepares to rule on Obamacare, gay marriage, death penalty drugs, and more.
The milestone you missed
The public will decide, and polls indicate they'll say yes.
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
The same individualistic jurisprudence that advances gay rights could also imperil "progressive" economic reforms.