Prof. Carpenter Writes Article in Washington Post, 'Gay Marriage Will Win and Equal Protection Will Be the Reason'

Professor Dale Carpenter wrote an article in the Washington Post entitled "Gay Marriage Will Win and Equal Protection Will Be the Reason." Carpenter states: "Before today's oral argument in Obergefell v. Hodges, it seemed very likely that the Supreme Court would legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. If same-sex marriage advocates were looking for additional reassurance of that outcome today, it was hard to find. In all the talk of Plato, polygamy, and political process, there was plenty of reason for concern. Still, there were key moments in the argument that previewed the likely outcome: a ruling for same-sex marriage on equal protection grounds, not on fundamental right grounds."