1+-+F13+POLS+451+Same+Sex+Marriage

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 * "The Effects of Judicial Decisions on Public Support for Same Sex Marriage" **

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 * "Understanding Policy Adoptions and Gay Rights: The Role of the Media and Other Factors" **

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 * These are timelines for the events of the same sex marriage controversy in California and outlines of Hollingsworth v. Perry: **

http://timelines.latimes.com/highlights-prop-8-decision/.

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 * This is a public opinion poll that was conducted a few weeks before California's Proposition 22 was passed, which asked 1,186 voters if they were for or against the initiative: **


 * More on Public Opinion and their implications: **

Lewis, Gregory B. 2003. “Contentious and Consensus Gay Rights Issues: Public Opinion and State Laws on Discrimination and Same-Sex Marriage.” In //Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management// .Washington, D.C.Lewis, Gregory B., and Charles W. Gossett. 2008.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Changing Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage: The Case of California.” **

//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Politics and Policy //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 36 (1): 4-30.Lewis, Gregory B., and Seong Soo Oh. 2008. “Public Opinion and State Action on Same-Sex Marriage.”//State and Local Government Review//40 (1): 42-531

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gregory B. Lewis and Charles W. Gossett. "Why Did Californians Pass Proposition 8? Stability and Change in Public Support for Same-Sex Marriage" //California Journal of Politics and Policy// 3.1 (2012).Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cwgossett/1
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is a paper that tried to explain the reasons why Proposition 8 was passed in California even though the majority of public opinion was against it: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Friedman, Barry, “THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE: HOW PUBLIC OPINION HAS INFLUENCED THE SUPREME COURT AND SHAPED THE MEANING OF THE CONSTITUTION” <span style="color: #777777; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Macmillan <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (2009).
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> This is a book about the effect of public opinion on Supreme Court decisions: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Keck, Thomas M. “Beyond Backlash: Assessing the Impact of Judicial Decisions on LGBT Rights” Law and Society Review 43.1 (2009): 151-186.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This paper argues against the backlash theory and posits that the negative effects of backlash to LGBT judicial victories are not as significant as the positive effects: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **

[|http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-proposition-8-supreme-court-20130626,0,4927688.story#axzz2jnAsWh8q]
 * This is an <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">LA times article on weather the striking of Prop. 8 was a real victory for gay rights: **

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 * LA times article that discusses fears that state officials won't defend future initiatives that they do not find favorable, just as they did with gay marriage initiatives in California:**

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 * This is an article on the actual benefits of overturning Proposition 8 for gay couples, what the ruling actually says, the stipulations, practical impacts, and opposition. It also discusses how gay couples still lack the same rights as traditional couples:**

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 * <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This is an essay on the future changes of family law and the social meanings of marriage as a result of same sex marriage legislation: **

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 * This is a transcript of a discussion on NPR about what will change becuase of the Supreme Court rulings on prop. 8 and DOMA:**