A Historical Guide to the Future of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples

Suzanne B. Goldberg, Columbia Law School

Abstract

This article critically analyzes the evolving history of marriage, prompted by the marriage equality claims brought by same-sex couples. The article includes a copy of an amicus brief submitted on behalf of historians to a New Jersey appellate court in Lewis v. Harris, an ultimately successful challenge to the denial of relationship recognition rights for same-sex couples.