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SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog 5m There are not 5 votes to strike down #prop8 and recognize equal right to #ssm at this time
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Sparky1 - Mar 26, 2013 6:18:45 am PDT #16067 of 30001
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Steph L. - Mar 26, 2013 6:22:35 am PDT #16068 of 30001
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SCOTUSblog @SCOTUSblog 5m There are not 5 votes to strike down #prop8 and recognize equal right to #ssm at this time
But they can still dismiss it? So the pro-ssm 9th Circuit opinion would stand?
Sparky1 - Mar 26, 2013 6:25:48 am PDT #16069 of 30001
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If the Supremes dismiss the case (on the grounds the proponents of prop 8 do not have standing to bring the case to the Supremes), the 9th Circuit case striking down prop 8 would stand
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 26, 2013 6:36:46 am PDT #16070 of 30001
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Consuela - Mar 26, 2013 6:39:21 am PDT #16071 of 30001
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If the Supremes dismiss the case (on the grounds the proponents of prop 8 do not have standing to bring the case to the Supremes), the 9th Circuit case striking down prop 8 would stand
Which would mean that marriage equality would be re-established in California, but wouldn't establish a precedent for the rest of the country, and wouldn't commit them to saying there's an equal protection right to marriage regardless of gender.
Steph L. - Mar 26, 2013 6:41:22 am PDT #16072 of 30001
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and wouldn't commit them to saying there's an equal protection right to marriage regardless of gender.
So, would that bode ill for tomorrow's hearing on DOMA?
Consuela - Mar 26, 2013 6:43:27 am PDT #16073 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So, would that bode ill for tomorrow's hearing on DOMA?
I would say that if the Supremes dismiss the Prop 8 case on standing, then they are unlikely to get to the merits on DOMA if they can avoid it.
Steph L. - Mar 26, 2013 6:45:19 am PDT #16074 of 30001
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I would say that if the Supremes dismiss the Prop 8 case on standing, then they are unlikely to get to the merits on DOMA if they can avoid it.
So I interpreted that correctly. Well, that blows. I mean, it would be good that the 9th Circuit ruling on Prop. 8 would stand, but if this means that SCOTUS doesn't want to rule on DOMA, that blows.
t edited for verb tense
meara - Mar 26, 2013 6:53:48 am PDT #16075 of 30001
Ugh--why would they TAKE DOMA unless they want to say something about it? So weird.
Connie Neil - Mar 26, 2013 6:56:42 am PDT #16076 of 30001
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Sounds like the best option for a conservative court and GOP handlers who don't want the bad publicity of ruling against a popular stand.
edit: ie, saying "No, that's not really a matter for the Supremes."
DOMA is a federal law and they may have to be more definitive about dealing with it, rather than ruling on a state law.