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DOMA unconstitutional (5-4); Court punts on gay marriage (no standing)

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013.

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  1. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Any minute now.

    I suspect it will be anti-climactic, but still interesting.

    Some speculation that Kennedy may go the gender discrimination route to invalidate Prop 8, which would be a massive curve ball.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  2. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: Supreme Court gay marriage decisions thread

    DOMA being announced as we speak.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  3. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: Supreme Court gay marriage decisions thread

    5-4.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  4. cranberry

    cranberry Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Equal protection. From SCOTUS blog, Kennedy writes:

     
    cranberry, Jun 26, 2013
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  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    United States v. Windsor:

    http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_g2bh.pdf
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  6. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Oh, snap.

    Man is the Bay Area going to be CRAZY today. Will be fun.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jun 26, 2013
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  7. Captain Obvious

    Captain Obvious Guest

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    This thread going to get crazy today. I guaran-tee.
     
    Captain Obvious, Jun 26, 2013
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  8. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Congratulations! :D
     
    HC, Jun 26, 2013
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  9. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    In an odd twist, CNN just reported that Obamacare is unconstitutional. Not sure how they got that from this.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  10. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Language in the DOMA case suggests that the Court will dismiss the Prop 8 case on standing - so they're going to punt, as anticipated.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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  11. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Hollingsworth v. Perry up next, right? Any predictions, Great Carnac?
     
    doctorquant, Jun 26, 2013
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  12. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: DOMA unconstitutional (5-4)

    Sounds like they'll say there was no standing to bring it since the state abandoned the case.
     
    Dick Whitman, Jun 26, 2013
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