剛過去的6月26日這一天,註定將要在美國的法律史上佔有非常重要的一頁,因為在這一天里,美國最高法院就兩件同性婚姻的相關案件作出了判決,認定禁止給予同性婚姻聯邦福利的《婚姻保護法》違憲(Defense of Marriage Act,簡稱DOMA),同時將為加州同性婚姻禁令的辯護髮回加州巡迴上訴法庭,指示其駁回這一案件,徹底為該州同性婚姻合法化打開了大門。
Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home.
And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. Freedom extends beyond spatial bounds.
而在我們的家園之外還有很多的生存空間州政府也不能去強制和控制,自由是應該超越空間限制的。
Liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct. The instant case involves liberty of the person both in its spatial and more transcendent dimensions.