Gay Marriage at the Supreme Court: Decision Time

This morning at 10am ET, the U.S. Supreme Court will announce one or more decisions in argued cases from its current term. The Court is expected to announce more rulings later in the week. Among the 11 undecided cases still on the docket, none have received more attention than Hollingsworth v. Perry, which deals with the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage, and U.S. v. Windsor, which centers on the constitutionality of Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. How will the Supreme Court rule on these momentous issues? As you wait for the decisions, get yourself up to speed with this selection from Reason's coverage of the gay marriage cases.

Justice Kennedy Comes Out Swinging Against DOMA.

Supreme Court Appears Unwilling to Legalize Gay Marriage Nationwide.

What Happens If SCOTUS "Punts" on Prop. 8?

The Constitutional Perils of Recognizing Gay Unions.

Gay Marriage and States' Rights: Does the legal challenge against Prop. 8 violate the principles of federalism?

The Federalist Case Against the Defense of Marriage Act.

Comments

[Rich]

Justice Kennedy Comes Out Swinging Against DOMA

Nice.

[Fist of Etiquette]

The constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage recognition. Words matter.

Hopefully if blocking same sex marriage recognition is determined unconstitutional, it will do a better job shutting everyone up on this apparently greatest civil rights case of our generation than Roe v. Wade did settling that debate. I mean, honestly. It's the lack of marriage benefits, not public lynchings.

[SIV]

I think the affirmative action case is a bigger deal than the homosexual marriage cases.

[LTC(ret) John]

That is my thought too - but Reason probably feels teh Ghey gets more eyeballs on the screens than race quotas/discrimination.

[Tony]

Well, they punted on that one.

[Auric Demonocles]

After the penaltax, I don't really give a shit what the SC decides on these other cases, they still suck.

[DJF]

They should recuse themselves since how can they give an impartial ruling when the guys on the court are wearing dresses.

[LTC(ret) John]

OK, I must admit... I laughed.

[MP]

Maybe tomorrow, not today.

[sloopyinca]

Pussies are punting on the major cases already.

[Jerryskids]

Gay Marriage At The Supreme Court? I'll take Scalia and Breyer and the points. Sotomayor and Kagan is just too obvious to make a decent prop.

[Lolo Stahko]

Any Cosmos who support the liberals on the homosexual marriage case can't use constitutional arguments on other issues. They are no different from liberals, interpreting the constitution based on their political ideology instead of what it was actually intended to do.