SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN CONNECTICUT: KERRIGAN V. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Link. More to follow…Justice Palmer writes for the majority. Finished skimming Justice Palmer’s opinion andĀ it isĀ compelling. Justices Palmer, Norcott, Katz, and Harper in the majority. Three dissenting opinions (Justice Borden joined by Justice Vertefuille, Justice Vertefuille, and Justice Zarella). Some highlights: Especially in light of the long and undisputed history of invidious discrimination that gay … Read more

On Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health

I’m reposting what I wrote in May in advance of today’s opinion by the Court. “What’s in a name?” – William Shakespeare Gideon reflects on our Supreme Court confronting the issue of gay marriage in Connecticut in light of the California Supreme Court’s overturning California’s ban on gay marriages: …it seems to me that the … Read more