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Recursion

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15. Will punt on standing grounds

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Tue Mar 26, 2013, 12:48 PM

Mar 2013

I pick that by 5-4 they will say Federal courts are not competent to adjudicate the question, even the applicability of the full faith and credit clause, and that it will be a weird 5-4 (one where Scalia doesn't agree with Thomas or Alito). Basically, Scalia will sacrifice his social views on gay marriage to further his larger goal of weakening the Federal courts' authority.

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Supreme Decision on Marriage Equality [View all] gopiscrap Mar 2013 OP

My suspicion is that they will refuse to rule on it LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #1

I doubt this. SoonerPride Mar 2013 #2

I agree with you. If they weren't going to rule, they would have decline to hear it. nt. Hosnon Mar 2013 #9

Yup. They're going to dump it back on the states. GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #8

I really think.... musical_soul Mar 2013 #3

I believe they will narrowly rule, along part ideologies, that LGBTQ folks justiceischeap Mar 2013 #4

I'm going to go with "Other" kudzu22 Mar 2013 #5

I hope they'll vote that it's legal gollygee Mar 2013 #6

I'm conflicted about what I think will happen... Hosnon Mar 2013 #7

At best they will send it back to the states. TBF Mar 2013 #10

The cynical part of me thinks they will find some way to punt. The current political climate is not Erose999 Mar 2013 #11

SCOTUS watchers seem to be predicting no broad rule on same-sex marriage frazzled Mar 2013 #12

Why am I not surprised? SoonerPride Mar 2013 #13

Supreme Court appears split on Prop. 8, broad gay marriage ruling UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #14

Will punt on standing grounds Recursion Mar 2013 #15