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    Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage across the U.S.: USAPP experts react

Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage across the U.S.: USAPP experts react

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On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional in the case Obergefell v. Hodges. We asked our expert contributors for their reactions to the ruling. We will be periodically updating this post with expert commentary.

One may reasonably expect that the national legalization of same-sex marriage will send a powerful signal that positively shifts […]

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    The legalization of same-sex marriage in a state is a signal that causes certain groups to change their opinion to support the policy.

The legalization of same-sex marriage in a state is a signal that causes certain groups to change their opinion to support the policy.

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Five years ago, Iowa became the third U.S. state to allow same-sex marriages when the state Supreme Court issued a unanimous and very unpopular decision in the case Varnum v. Brien. Since this decision, public attitudes towards same-sex marriage in the state, and the United States in general, have changed dramatically. Rebecca Kreitzer, Allison Hamilton and Caroline Tolbert draw […]

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