UA Law Professors Bryan Fair and Ronald Krotoszynski provided perspective to AL.com about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that the Constitution requires same-sex couples be allowed to marry.
“No more Jim Crow,” Fair said. “Finally, the Supreme Court has ruled that states cannot prohibit same-sex marriage, extending the fundamental right to marry to consenting adults who wish to formalize their unions like other couples. This is a great day for equality and constitutional liberty.”
Professor Krotoszynski noted: “Obergefell constitutes a landmark decision of the first order, standing squarely with decisions like Brown v. Board of Education, Frontiero v. Richardson, and Reynolds v. Sims–cases securing equal rights for racial minorities, women, and the right to vote. It’s clearly a defining moment for the attainment of formal legal equality among all citizens under the Constitution.”
For more, read “Gay Marriage In America Now Legal.”
