is that what you read into this, kenji? i haven t read, so i m just going off pete s report. one of the things that was predicted was that the court would say, this case may or may not be mare torous. this is a challenge to california s ban on same-sex marriage. you re not the right people to bring it. because like president obama, governor schwarzenegger said he would enforce but not defend. they could essentially bring back same-sex marriage to california if that s the case within weeks. that s exactly what will happen. i mean, if this if the ruling is what pete suggested, it might be, based upon his reading of the dissent, which is a big if, but sounds right. and if the majority in the proposition 8 case rules there was no stand to go bring this lawsuit, to bring this appeal, then same-sex marriage will return to california very quickly in days if not weeks. there may be some litigation around it. around the edges. but the fact that people will be allowed to get married ag
in court. and then the windsor case is about the federal law that blocks recognition of same-sex marriages. and that is the federal law that obama is refusing to defend in court. so one note on the two marriages cases that are now expected. there are standing issues and technical issues not the least of which related to the fact that the laws are not being defended by the government that is supposed to defend them. one question is whether the mistreatment of gay treatment under the law should be strictly scrutinized. whether it should be hard to be against the law which discriminates against gay people. and part of the legal determination of that is the justices will have to decide, whether or not being gay is a thing, whether being gay is something you just are or you can change if you want to. that part of the legal fight has led to some weird back and forths in the courtroom. when did it become
outstanding, affirmative action, called fisher versus texas, the court has to look at the admissions, justice kagan had to recuse herself from that. also still outstanding, a backbone civil rights law in our country, the voting rights act by which certain parts of the country with a legacy of rigging voting, they have to get any changes in their election systems cleared by the justices. that is the voting rights case. then the two same sex marriages case, united states versus windsor among them. the california case, the ban on marriage, which the state of california is refusing to defend in court. and then the windsor case is about the federal law that blocks recognition of same-sex marriages.
then the two same sex marriages case, united states versus windsor among them. the california case, the ban on marriage, which the state of california is refusing to defend in court. and then the windsor case is about the federal law that blocks recognition of same-sex marriages. and that is the federal law that obama is refusing to defend in court. so one note on the two marriages cases that are now expected. there are standing issues and technical issues not the least of which related to the fact that the laws are not being defended by the government that is supposed to defend them. one question is whether the mistreatment of gay treatment under the law should be strictly scrutinized. whether it should be hard to be against the law which discriminates against gay people. and part of the legal determination of that is the justices will have to decide, whether or not being gay is a
everybody is expecting some of the rulings to be handed down on monday, but with so many cases to be announced, the justices will have to add at least one day after monday in order to make the announcements. the big cases everybody is waiting on, are still outstanding, affirmative action, called fisher versus texas, the court has to look at the admissions, justice kagan had to recuse herself from that. also still outstanding, a backbone civil rights law in our country, the voting rights act by which certain parts of the country with a legacy of rigging voting, they have to get any changes in their election systems cleared by the justices. that is the voting rights case. then the two same sex marriages case, united states versus windsor among them. the california case, the ban on marriage, which the state of california is refusing to defend in court. and then the windsor case is