Rethinking marriage : Vermont's Civil Union Bill

On April 26, 2000, Governor Howard Dean of the State of Vermont signed into law the Civil Union bill. The first of its kind in the United States, it extended the rights of marriage to same-sex couples. Holding that the rights of homosexual couples flowed from the Common Benefits clause of the State...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houston, David.
Other Authors: Rousseau, Jerome (advisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2001
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=32917