They've recognized rights for nature and ecosystems.
"Those two things are somewhat peculiar to California," Schacter said, meaning that the opinion doesn't necessarily provide the basis for a nationally recognized right for same-sex couples to marry.
I had been working in the human resources field for years, and recognized right away that this question bordered on inappropriate.
Across the nation, conservatives are seeking to enact new legislation that would recognize religious rights for secular businesses and their employees and allow them to refuse to serve gay men and lesbians on religious grounds.
But Ms. Sobhrang said even as amended the law contravened the Constitution, which recognizes equal rights for men and women.
Although the current US supreme court has recognized unprecedented rights for corporations, a right to privacy is not one of them.
In October 1997 King Bhumibol signed the new constitution, which recognized broader rights for the citizenry than any of the country's 15 previous constitutions.
The cases developing this right of privacy, which are part of a larger judicial doctrine known as "substantive due process," helped to create the foundation for more recent cases recognizing essential rights for LGBTQ people.
A high-profile example of the Christian Right's misappropriation of religious freedom to justify discrimination is seen in the U.S. Supreme Court's 2014 Hobby Lobby ruling, which set a precedent by recognizing religious rights for private corporations to deny the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
He stated on Politico.com that California's historic decision recognizing equal rights for gay and lesbian couples will be a boon to conservative candidates, alluding to the 2004 election cycle, during which he and his allies attempted to use anti-gay amendments at the state and federal level to fire up the right-wing base.
