US Supreme Court Takes Four Marriage Equality Cases
This is huge – the Supremes just took all four cases from the Sixth Circuit: The Supreme Court has just granted certiorari — i.e. agreed to hear oral arguments — in the Sixth Circuit marriage cases...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Round-Up – US Supreme Court Edition
There’s a lot going on around the US Supreme Court’s decision to take five marriage equality cases from the Sixth Circuit. Here’s a wrap-up of the current news and analysis USA: The hearing will be...
View ArticleA Best-Case, Worst-Case Look at the Supreme Court’s Options
In just a few months, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument in four marriage equality cases, and while it’s impossible to accurately predict how the nine justices may rule, it’s also...
View ArticleThe Marriage Equality Cases Before the US Supreme Court
Last time, we spoke about the importance of framing the case through the Questions Presented. I argued that despite some concern, the two questions posed in the Supreme Court’s order do not indicate...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Won’t Intervene In Alabama Marriage Equality Case
Once again, the US Supreme Court has declined to step in to halt same sex weddings in a Southern State. Equality on Trial reports: This morning, the Supreme Court denied Alabama’s request to put...
View ArticleThe Four Worst Supreme Court Arguments on Marriage
Michigan says that they don’t want to let gay people get married because that would be demeaning to gay people. Kentucky says that their marriage ban isn’t discriminatory, since LGBTs are free to get...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Round-Up – Supreme Court Hearing
The US Supreme Court held hearings on marriage equality cases from four states yesterday. Here’s our round-up of what happened, how we got here, and what people are saying about it. Background: Record...
View ArticleBreaking News: US Supreme Court Issues Historic Marriage Equality Ruling
Today, on the anniversaries of the Windsor and Lawrence V. Texas rulings that advanced LGBT equality, the US Supreme Court issued its long expected ruling on marriage equality. In a 5-4 decision, the...
View ArticleMarriage Equality Round-Up – Supreme Court Edition – June 27th
Here’s our daily round-up of the marriage equality / LGBT rights stories that don’t warrant a full posting on the blog, or that we didn’t have time to add. We’re able to get more news and analysis to...
View ArticleIf I Must Accept the Hobby Lobby Decision, You Must Accept Marriage Equality
June 2014: the Supreme Court hands down its opinion in a controversial case, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. In a 5-4 vote, the court allows corporations to claim religious exemptions from federal laws....
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