The Supreme Court announced on Friday, will decide the two main same-sex marriage cases, next year may have the right to marry same-sex couples, the effect of one size fits all. Circumstances, may not be decided until June, marks the first time, the judge will consider arguments for and against gay marriage.
The court will review California's ban on gay marriage, pass a vote in 2008 after a month, the California Supreme Court has legalizing gay marriage and gay California has hundreds of thousands of knot. Two federal court veto, 8 proposal is discriminatory, away from the Supreme Court to make a final judgment.
The judge will hear "marriage law", passed a law, according to President Bill Clinton, in order to prevent the federal government admitted that gay marriage federal defense is a challenge. Pay $363000 housing property tax New York residents Edith · Windsor, Windsor lawsuit brought by the United States, she's wife died, because the federal government does not recognize their marriage. New York is nine states (dc), gay marriage is legal, so Windsor think, the federal government does not recognize her country recognized marriage is her discrimination.
Barack Obama last year the government decided to no longer defend DOMA, so congress has hired outside lawyer representing legal argument. Recently, the United States federal appeals court overturned the law unconstitutional, almost need Supreme Court cases, the court and the settlement of disputes between congress.
Legal experts doubt that, the court will provide a complete decision, to decide whether to all americans, no matter in DOMA sexual orientation, under the condition of the fundamental rights of marriage. More important is possible, narrow, and they will decide whether to refuse to admit that same-sex couples married gay marriage legal in the state, the federal government's legitimate rights and interests. (marriage has been the state of supervision.
In 8 proposal, the judge can decide whether to ban gay marriage is legal, in particular case baja California, where allowed gay couples get married a few months before the ban. Such a narrow decision does not necessarily affect dozens of other countries, gay marriage is never in the first place in the law has been through the gay marriage ban.
But it may judge can do a wider 8 proposal's ruling. Ted olson, a former U.S. attorney general George w. bush, under the leadership of the President in the battle of the proposal to 8 lead lawyer told reporters, last Friday, he plans to think, there is a "marriage for all citizens' basic constitutional rights." His lawyer David boyce, known as gay marriage in this age of civil rights. If the judge to accept this idea, country no longer ban gay marriage, processing against gay marriage movement of the fatal blow. If they refuse to say, it will be closed marriage ban legal challenges and to significantly extend gay marriage rights movement.
John Eastman, against gay marriage national marriage group chairman, said in a statement, he thinks, the Supreme Court will maintain 8 proposal and DOMA. "We believe that the United States Supreme Court overturned the judicial activism socialist movement and stop on a bench in the definition of marriage from the legislation of the federal judge," Eastman said.
In both cases, the court the audience will also have their own eyes, firmly swing justice Anthony Kennedy (Anthony Kennedy), there is a record decision support gay rights training. In 2003, Kennedy wrote the court said that, in Lawrence v. Texas, a landmark decision said, the government cannot be banned agreed between adult anal sex, no matter their sexual orientation. (" the constitution to protect freedom, allowing gay people have the right to choose into, in their homes and their own private life range of relations, still retains its own dignity, free, "he wrote. Of Kennedy cast the casting vote down with the laws of the state of Colorado, can prevent the local government passed a law to protect the rights of citizenship are gay.
, because of the history of the Kennedy, a lot of legal experts believe that the court will overturn DOMA, Kennedy to participate in the court's liberal decided to have a very good chance. But the Supreme Court are notoriously unpredictable, it is still an unsolved mystery nine judges will decide in June.




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