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Romer v. Evans ::517 U.S. 620 (1996) /
No full textIn 1992, Colorado voters passed Amendment 2, a measure that would forbid state and local governments from passing laws to ban discrimination against gays. Gay rights groups sued to overturn the law, which had been promoted by Colorado for Family Values, an evangelical Christian group based in Colorado Springs. Governor Roy Romer, who strongly opposed Amendment 2, was required to defend its constitutionality all the way to the Supreme Corut. The story of this landmark equal protection case is told through interviews with Governor Romer; plaintiff Angela Romero; attorneys Jean Dubofsky and Mary Celeste; Colorado for Family Values members Kevin Tebedo, Will Perkins, and David Noebel; and state attorney Timothy Tymkovich
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Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA group of documents pertaining to Romer v. Evans supreme court case and its relevance to previous court cases and Equal Protection Clause
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Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA copy of a clipping from a New York Times newspaper summarizing the Romer v. Evans court case that protected gay rights from the proposed Amendment 2
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Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA document pertaining to the Republicans for Individuals Freedoms Leader, Gary Bastian, praising the Supreme Courts decision in Romer v. Evans ruling
Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA press release from the Log Cabin Republicans of Texas commenting on the Romer v. Evans court case and its significance towards the Republican Party members
Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA group of documents pertaining to Romer v. Evans supreme court case and its relevance to previous court cases and Equal Protection Clause
Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textDocuments from the AIDS Services of Dallas summarizing the Romer v. Evans court case and the implications of Colorado's Amendment 2
Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA document pertaining to the Republicans for Individuals Freedoms Leader, Gary Bastian, praising the Supreme Courts decision in Romer v. Evans ruling
Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA document from the White House Office of Media Affairs response to the Ryan White statement and Administration statements on Supreme Ruling in Romer v. Evans court case
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Romer v Evans Majority Opinion, 1996
No full textA press release from Lambda Legal Defense and Education announcing the Supreme Court's ruling anti-gay rights to be unconstitutional after Romer v. Evans hearing
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