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Cases and Statutes

McGuiggan v. New England Telephone & Telegraph, 398 Mass. 152, 496 N.E.2d 141 (1986)

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, ___U.S. ___ , 126 S. Ct. 2749, 165 L. Ed. 2d 723 (2006)
Hamdan Review sheet

Baehr v. Lewin, 74 Haw. 530, 852 P.2d 44 (1993)
Baehr v. Miike, No. 91-13941 (1 st Circuit Hawaii, December 1996)
Baehr v. Miike, No. 20371 (Hawaii Supreme Court, 1999)
Full Faith and Credit Clause, U.S. Constitution; Defense of Marriage Act
Baker v. Vermont, 170 Vt. 194, 744 A.2d 864 (1999)
Vermont Civil Union law
Goodridge v. Department of Health, 440 Mass. 309, 798 N.E.2d 941 (2004)
Proposed amendments to Massachusetts constitution

Case reading questions

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Majority and concurring opinions (due March 13)
Dissenting opinions (due March 15)

Baehr v. Lewin and Baehr v. Miike
Baker v. Vermont
Goodridge v. Department of Public Health