Well, this morning we finally got the Supreme Court decision we’ve all been waiting for: in Horne v. United States, the court ruled that “the AMAA provides a comprehensive remedial scheme that withdraws Tucker Act jurisdiction over takings claims brought by raisin handlers.”
What’s that? You were waiting for a ruling on Prop. 8 and DOMA? Oh, those are important too, we guess.
Still no word yet on the two marriage cases, but the deadline for a ruling is the end of the month. This week’s Marriage News Watch lists the days the ruling could come, and some of the potential outcomes.
erikwm
Settle down. It’s (almost) certain to be the final week of the term. There’s no reason to be glued to your computer, smart phone, or favorite cable news network until Monday, June 24th at 10AM EDT.
Alex
DOMA is going down<3 BUT a lot people here are not realistic, even though I think we should have all our rights now I guess we are gonna have to wait to settle this matter in a couple of years (which makes me sad), but we need to understand what they are dealing with here:
When Loving v. Virginia was decided, the VAST majority of states had gotten rid of their Interracial Marriage Bans, and only 17 bans were struck down by the court, not to mention the fact that interracial marriage has been going on for HUNDREDS Of YEARS in other countries, so those bans were long overdue!
Do you really want this court to strike down the laws of 37 STATES?! that's a colossal step, not to mention not even the majority of the Western World has done this fundamental step for their gay citizens (we're getting there though! yess!)
1EqualityUSA
Alex, if it is not lawful to discriminate, can they not base it purely on law and tell the other 37 States to adhere to it?
dkmagby
@1EqualityUSA: they could but they don’t want to overstep their boundaries and trample state rights. I don’t agree with that but it’s how these justices are thinking. They will probably throw out the prop 8 case on a technicality for now. But who knows we may be surprised.
MrEguy
Regarding not wanting “to overstep their boundaries and trample state rights”: The same argument was brought forth in the Loving v. Virginia case, however the Court overruled the states. Judge Vaughn Walker’s Ninth Circuit Court ruling, striking down Prop 8, heavily cites that Supreme Court precedent. We shall see very soon …