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|facts=[https://www.nga.org/governor/roy-romer/ Roy Romer] (1928 - ) was a Governor of Colorado (1987 - 1999). | |||
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In the 1990s, cities across the United States had started passing ordinances to protect LGB residents to protect them in housing, education, public accommodations, and health services. In opposition to this | In the 1990s, cities across the United States had started passing ordinances to protect LGB residents to protect them in housing, education, public accommodations, and health services. In opposition to this, in 1992, the citizens of Colorado approved a referendum ("Amendment 2") to reverse course. | ||
LGBT and allies sued Romer to invalidate Amendment 2. | LGBT and allies sued Romer to invalidate Amendment 2. | ||
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| Romer v. Evans | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | May 20, 1996 |
| Appealed from | Colorado Supreme Court |
Facts
Roy Romer (1928 - ) was a Governor of Colorado (1987 - 1999).
In the 1990s, cities across the United States had started passing ordinances to protect LGB residents to protect them in housing, education, public accommodations, and health services. In opposition to this, in 1992, the citizens of Colorado approved a referendum ("Amendment 2") to reverse course.
LGBT and allies sued Romer to invalidate Amendment 2.Procedural History
Issues
Were LGBT people historically under-represented in American society in the 1990s?
Can LGBT people be subjected to arbitrary treatment in light of Amendment 2 banning LGBT protections in Colorado?Arguments
Justice Anthony Kennedy argued that Amendment 2 imposed a sweeping disability on LGBT people based on a single characteristic, that is, their gender trait (sexual orientation).
Amendment 2 "It imposes a broad disability upon those persons alone, forbidding them, but no others, to seek specific legal protection from injuries caused by discrimination in a wide range of public and private transactions."Holding
Amendment 2 (repealing LGBT protections) wasn't rationally related to a legitimate state purpose.
Amendment 2 violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
