SCOTUS marriage decision looms
The Supreme Court has scheduled January 9, 2015, as the date on which to consider whether to hear appeals in five marriage cases. The states from which these cases originate are Tennessee, Kentucky,...
View ArticleNo SCOTUS marriage announcement today
The Supreme Court met today to determine which cases they will accept this year. Among those in consideration were the marriage cases from the Sixth Circuit (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee)...
View ArticleSCOTUS drops Louisiana appeal
Among the marriage case appeals under consideration last Friday was Robicheaux v. George, in which U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman had found that the state of Louisiana had a “legitimate interest”...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to Hear Four Marriage Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the four marriage cases in which the Sixth Circuit turned back an effort to bring marriage equality or marriage recognition in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and...
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House GOP won’t be involved in SCOTUS marriage hearing
In Spring of 2011, President Obama and Attorney General Holder announced that the US Justice Department would no longer provide legal defense of the Defense of Marriage Act (Section 3) in federal...
View ArticleMark your calendar, we’re going to court
The Supreme Court of the United States has announce that it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee on April 28th at 10:00 am...
View ArticleMore on the amicus briefs
The plethora of amicus briefs have now been filed encouraging the US Supreme Court to find that anti-gay marriage bans violate the Equal Protections and Due Process provisions of the US Constitution....
View ArticleLibertarians on Equal Protections
The Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank, has filed its brief before the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality. In it, Cato seeks to show a distinction between original meaning and original...
View ArticleSupreme Court Audio from Today’s Oral Arguments Now Available — Updated With...
The Supreme Court has posted audio of today’s marriage oral arguments. The first question investigates whether bans against same-sex marriage violate the Constitution of the United States. You can...
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And you won’t do what, exactly?
Lately I’ve been hearing a lot from the anti-gay activist world about how they are revolting, rebelling, standing up, and refusing to comply with the anticipated determination of the US Supreme Court...
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Ted Cruz on the marriage ruling
It seems a consensus that junior Texas Senator Ted Cruz is seeking to be our nation’s next President. I disagree. National Public Radio (NPR) interviewed Cruz about the Supreme Court rulings on...
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