Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Baker v. State
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 20, 1999No. 98-032Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partJohnson, J.
Forty years ago, in reversing a decision that had denied injunctive relief for the immediate desegregation of publicly owned parks and recreational facilities in Memphis, Tennessee, a unanimous United States Supreme Court stated:
The basic guarantees of our Constitution are warrants for the here and now and, unless there is an overwhelmingly compelling reason, they are to be promptly fulfilled.
Watson v. City of Memphis, 373 U.S. 526, 533 (1963).
Plaintiffs come before this Court claiming that the State has unconstitutionally deprived them of the benefits of marriage based solely upon a…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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