Romer v. Evans
Significance, Amendment 2--an Effort To End "special" Rights For Homosexuals, Skirmish In The "cultural War"
Petitioner
Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al.
Respondent
Richard G. Evans, et al.
Petitioner's Claim
That the lower court erred in striking down a Colorado constitutional amendment that prohibited any government efforts to protect homosexuals from discrimination.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Timothy M. Tymkovich
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Jean E. Dubofsky
Justices for the Court
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony M. Kennedy (writing for the Court), Sandra Day O'Connor, David H. Souter, John Paul Stevens
Justices Dissenting
William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
20 May 1996
Decision
Denied the petitioner's claim, affirming the unconstitutionality of the state amendment.
Related Cases
- Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948).
- Sweatt v. Painter, 339 U.S. 629 (1950).
- Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964).
- Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969).
- Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney, 442 U.S. 256 (1979).
- Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986).
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