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| Supreme Court of the U.S. to rule on marriage equality | |
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| Topic Started: Apr 30 2015, 06:15 AM (304 Views) | |
| Vancho | Apr 30 2015, 06:15 AM Post #1 |
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On April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which asks whether the States are required to license same-sex marriages under the U.S. constitution, and whether the States are required to recognize same-sex marriages licensed out-of-state under the U.S. constitution. Due to its far-reaching implications, the case has been compared to the landmark Loving v. Virginia case, which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage in 1967. Currently 37 states plus DC have marriage equality. Obergefell v. Hodges could bring marriage equality to all of United States. The audio/transcripts of the case can be found here: Obergefell v. Hodges, Question 1 Obergefell v. Hodges, Question 2 The case has been covered by literally every news source. Here's a summary by SCOTUSblog. The ruling on this case is expected by this June. |
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| Beautiful Stranger | Apr 30 2015, 05:17 PM Post #2 |
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Several of the Justices are conservative, including that religious nutbag Scalia. Momentum is influential, but this could go either way. |
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| Vancho | May 1 2015, 12:41 AM Post #3 |
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I listened to the full arguments (talk about having too much free time on my hands lol) and I'm hopeful. Scalia, Alito, and Thomas will always be a no-no on this issue, but the liberal bloc of Ginsburg/Breyer/Sotomayor/Kagan seemed definitely in favor. Kennedy and Roberts questioned both sides, but Kennedy did say “it's been ... about the same time between Brown and Loving as between Lawrence and this case,” suggesting he's “ready” for marriage equality. Even Roberts didn't seem too conservative. Either way, the momentum is and will be there, like you said. A negative/weak rule would, however, create legal chaos in the states which got their marriage equality through federal courts. Honestly, it's disturbing that a case like this would end in anything but a unanimous vote (like Loving did). |
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| Beautiful Stranger | Jun 28 2015, 09:08 PM Post #4 |
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Victory! |
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| Vancho | Jun 30 2015, 04:52 AM Post #5 |
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Fantastic! There are only 25 countries/territories that have marriage equality and now that the U.S. is one of them, the world is talking about it. I can see other western countries following suit.
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There are only 25 countries/territories that have marriage equality and now that the U.S. is one of them, the world is talking about it. I can see other western countries following suit.

2:43 PM Jul 11