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- Romer_v._Evans abstract "Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with sexual orientation and state laws. It was the first Supreme Court case to address gay rights since Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), when the Court had held that laws criminalizing sodomy were constitutional.The Court ruled in a 6–3 decision that a state constitutional amendment in Colorado preventing protected status based upon homosexuality or bisexuality did not satisfy the Equal Protection Clause. The majority opinion in Romer stated that the amendment lacked \"a rational relationship to legitimate state interests\", and the dissent stated that the majority \"evidently agrees that 'rational basis'—the normal test for compliance with the Equal Protection Clause—is the governing standard\". The state constitutional amendment failed rational basis review.The decision in Romer set the stage for Lawrence v. Texas (2003), where the Court overruled its decision in Bowers, for the Supreme Court ruling striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor (2013), and for the Court's ruling striking down state bans on same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015). Justice Anthony Kennedy authored all four opinions, and was joined by Justices Breyer and Ginsburg in every one.".
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- Romer_v._Evans wikiPageWikiLinkText "Amendment 2".
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- Romer_v._Evans fullname "Roy Romer, Governor of Colorado, et al. v. Richard G. Evans, et al.".
- Romer_v._Evans holding "An amendment to the Colorado Constitution that prevents protected status under the law for homosexuals or bisexuals was struck down because it was not rationally related to a legitimate state interest. Supreme Court of Colorado affirmed.".
- Romer_v._Evans joindissent "Rehnquist, Thomas".
- Romer_v._Evans joinmajority "Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer".
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- Romer_v._Evans lawsapplied "U.S. Const. amend. XIV; Colo. Const. art. II, § 30b".
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