Romer v. Evans
Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), was a United States Supreme Court case dealing with civil rights and state laws. The Court gave its ruling on May 20, 1996 against an amendment to the Colorado state constitution that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect homosexual citizens from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Further reading
- Joyce Murdoch and Deb Price: Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court, chapter 16.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | The U.S. Supreme Court ruling |
| ► | Dissent |
| ► | Notes |
| ► | Further reading |
| ► | External links |
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