Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) marked the first time that tribunal took notice of how foreign and international courts were dealing with the civil rights claims of lesbians and gay men as part of its discussion of American constitutional law. If this evinces a new openness by the Court to looking at such external sources in gay rights cases, what would it find on the major legal issues now facing the LGBT community in the United States? This article summarizes developments abroad on legal recognition of same-sex partners (including for purposes of immigration status) and military service that might prove influential in future U.S. Supreme Court consideration of these issues.
Recommended Citation
49 N. Y. L. Sch. L. Rev. 525 (2004-2005)