It’s been an interesting week at the Supreme Court. Monday, the Court declined to take up any challenges to Circuit Court rulings in favor of marriage equality, apparently adding the five states involved to the 19 states already allowing same-sex marriage. (Those who remember this column, https://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/2014/02/27/marriage-equality-its-not-over-til-its-over/, will understand why I’m feeling a little smug.)…
The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in a 5 to 4 decision. Justice Kennedy sided with the more liberal members of the court which will force the federal government to recognize same sex marriages in the twelve states that offer them. In another ruling, the court has…
The oral arguments on Proposition 8 (Hollingsworth v. Perry) and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA, United States v. Windsor) are over, and the pundits have had a week to sift through the transcripts ad nauseum. I think it’s only fair to take a look at what Politically Aware got right and wrong. https://lgbtweekly.jeffjungblut.com/?p=35247 First,…
