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dsc

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20. It is mostly good

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 02:34 PM

Oct 2014

First, any state within those circuits (Richmond. Chicago, and Minneapolis) will have marriage equality after a mere formality. that will add 11 states immediately. Second, any appellate court will likely take this into account and not rule against. Third, marriage equality will spread. The downside is that without a SCOTUS opinion it would be theoretically possible for a SCOTUS to rule that the marriages are invalid but it would be rather unlikely.

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Supreme Court, in surprise move, declines to hear gay marriage cases [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 OP

It would now take a District Court upholding anti-marriage equality to stop it. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #1

They don't have to take it. former9thward Oct 2014 #4

But it's already been handled at the federal level. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #6

They appear to realize that their partisan agenda has been exposed. riqster Oct 2014 #2

no, it means the cases against equality have no merit and don't even deserve to be heard. PeaceNikki Oct 2014 #7

That usually doesn't stop the Roberts court. riqster Oct 2014 #8

No judge in his or her rght mind hifiguy Oct 2014 #10

I wonder what Pam Bondi, AG from Florida is going to do. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #3

Sue, fail, be seen at some tacky religious right crap, fail shenmue Oct 2014 #5

I am surprised that the WI and IN cases had already been appealed hifiguy Oct 2014 #9

Fighting marriage equality is a campaign platform for Republicans here in Wisconsin. Scuba Oct 2014 #11

That may explain the platform - rile the animals. There is absolutely zip, zero, hifiguy Oct 2014 #13

The R's only care about it as a voter manipulation issue. That's why the SCOTUS declined ... Scuba Oct 2014 #15

Even I am not quite that cynical. hifiguy Oct 2014 #16

SCOTUS could have heard it, agreed, and put it to rest forever. They did not. Scuba Oct 2014 #18

So far, every appeals court has struck the anti-equality laws down. hifiguy Oct 2014 #19

He's right to be concerned about his "legacy." calimary Oct 2014 #12

Biggest Story of the Day! MineralMan Oct 2014 #14

I think you are correct, MM. hifiguy Oct 2014 #17

It is mostly good dsc Oct 2014 #20