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Does the Constitution Require Same-Sex Marriage?

Whether gay marriage is a good thing and whether the constitution requires it are two different questions. In this video from a recent Columbus Federalist Society debate, Volokh Conspirator Jonathan Adler, NRO "Bench Memos" blogger Ed Whelan, and Capital Law Prof. Mark Strasser debate the second question. (I moderate.)

An Illogical Treatment Of Sex

Shon R. Hopwood2019-03-18T18:48:09-05:00January 3rd, 2011|Tags: 10-852, Allison Harnack, Ann Marie Hopwood, Jacob Huebert, Lawrence v. Texas, MacDonald v. Johnson, right to sexual privacy, sodomy|

Last week, CockleBur contributor Jacob Huebert filed a petition for writ of certiorari in MacDonald v. Johnson. [By way of full disclosure, the Petitioner’s wife contacted me several months ago about assisting her with the Supreme Court filing, and I in turn reached out to Jacob who, fortunately for the MacDonalds, took the case on a pro bono basis.] In the petition, we ask for the Court’s review in part because the Commonwealth of Virginia continues a practice of randomly enforcing its sodomy statue.