Date on Honors Thesis
Fall 12-2021
Major
Political Science
Minor
Biology
Examining Committee Member
Paul Foote, PhD, Advisor
Examining Committee Member
Ihsan Alkhatib, JD, PhD, Committee Member
Examining Committee Member
Marc Polizzi, PhD, Committee Member
Abstract/Description
This research examines the comparative efficacy of federal appellate court decisions and federal legislation with regards to the furtherance of civil rights on the basis of sexual orientation. The research examines efficacy based upon the number of measures which have been implemented as well as the content of each measure. The research examines federal appellate and Supreme Court decisions, as well as adopted pieces of federal legislation since 1950. It also examines the likely causes of the disparities in efficacy that are indicated in this analysis. The findings of this research indicate that litigation has been much more effective at expanding the scope of civil rights protection afforded to lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.
Recommended Citation
Harrington, Mallory, "Litigation, Legislation, and Love: The Comparative Efficacy of Litigation and Legislation for the Expansion of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Civil Rights" (2021). Honors College Theses. 104.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/honorstheses/104
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