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William769

(55,124 posts)
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 07:44 PM Sep 2014

If SCOTUS chickens out over Marriage Equality in the coming term

I for one am going to be pissed. It is getting rediculous over where you can and cannot get married. And the one's still in Limbo? I say enough is enough and this issue should be setteled once and for all and it should be done in this term. This is what's making me queasy, and it's from someone I adore (which makes it even worse).


Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Marriage Decision: 'No Need For Us to Rush'

On whether the Supreme Court should weigh in on marriage equality, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now says there's "no need for us to rush."

The 81-year-old justice, appointed by President Clinton, told an audience at the University of Minnesota's Law School Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, that the marriage cases currently ready to be considered by the Supreme Court don't present a substantial judicial question, since lower courts are unanimous in ruling in favor of same-sex couples who want to marry.

However, Ginsburg suggested that could change depending on what happens in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which covers Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. If that appeals court arrives at a decision conflicting with the rest, then "there will be some urgency" for the Supreme Court to settle the issue, Ginsburg said, according to the AP.

The Sixth Circuit, based in Cincinnatti, Ohio, last month heard oral arguments from same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry, and states defending their bans on such freedom in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. Reports from inside the courtroom were mixed on the likely outcome of those cases, noting that while two judges seemed sympathetic to the cases brought by same-sex couples, another seemed skeptical, and all three judges on the panel had tough questions for both sides. The Sixth Circuit could issue its ruling at any point, though it is under no obligation to do so on a particular timeline.

http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2014/09/17/ruth-bader-ginsburg-marriage-decision-no-need-us-rush
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If SCOTUS chickens out over Marriage Equality in the coming term (Original Post) William769 Sep 2014 OP
Well, I hope that they do decide to move quickly. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2014 #1
Like these two? William769 Sep 2014 #2
That was such a nice story. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2014 #3
wonderful couple. Terra Alta Sep 2014 #6
I can't find the link right now, but I know I read another statement from Ginsburg a few months back Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #4
I adore Ginsburg, too Terra Alta Sep 2014 #5

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
6. wonderful couple.
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:17 PM
Sep 2014

It warms my heart to see they are finally able to get married after so many years together.

Bjorn Against

(12,041 posts)
4. I can't find the link right now, but I know I read another statement from Ginsburg a few months back
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:16 PM
Sep 2014

In the statement I heard she sounded quite sure that the Supreme Court would be taking on the marriage issue in the near future. I think her statement that the issue should not be rushed is just her talking as a Supreme Court justice, no Supreme Court justice would ever say an issue should be rushed. I think she does want the issue decided as soon as possible, but she also wants to make sure that the case is handled in a legally sound manner.

Terra Alta

(5,158 posts)
5. I adore Ginsburg, too
Wed Sep 17, 2014, 08:16 PM
Sep 2014

but I think she is wrong here.

The Supreme Court needs to rule ASAP on this issue. People have had their rights denied for far too long; the USSC needs to stop dragging their feet on the issue of marriage equality and make a ruling. Hopefully the right one.

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