| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Number 8 in the Mayborn literary nonfiction series
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Mayborn literary nonfiction series ; no. 8.
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| Contents |
Growing up absurd -- Should we? or shouldn't we? -- The first blast of the trumpet -- The battle of New Orleans, part I: opening salvos: Louisiana and Mississippi -- The battle of New Orleans, part II: Texas engages -- Crossing the threshold -- Justice that arrives like a thunderbolt -- Backlash in Texas -- Epilogue -- Endnotes. |
| Summary |
"Book is a profile of a gay couple who challenged Texas laws against gay marriage. Their case went to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals before being superseded by the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges. Mark Phariss and Vic Holmes live in Plano, Texas. Book contains details on civil rights cases relating to gay rights"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-367) and index. |
| Access |
Available to Stanford Law School Community. CSt-Law |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Holmes, Victor -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Phariss, Mark -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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De Leon, Cleopatra -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Texas -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Texas. |
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation -- Texas -- Cases.
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Same-sex marriage -- Law and legislation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Subject |
Same-sex marriage. |
| Added Author |
Castro, Julián, writer of foreword.
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Wolfson, Evan, 1957- writer of foreword.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Collins, David, 1945 June- Accidental activists. Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism, [2017] 9781574416923 (DLC) 2017017751 (OCoLC)984898976 |
| ISBN |
9781574417036 (electronic book) |
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1574417037 (electronic book) |
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9781574416923 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1574416928 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
Z N745.8 C692ac |
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