Court to hear 2 days of arguments on gay marriage

January 7, 2013 @ 9:55 am

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court says it will hear two days' worth of arguments over laws affecting gay marriage during the last week of March.

Justices on Monday announced they will hear arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry on March 26 and United States v. Windsor on March 27.

The first case involves California's constitutional amendment that forbids same-sex marriage. The second concerns a federal law that denies gay couples who legally marry the right to obtain federal benefits available to heterosexual married couples. The court scheduled one hour's worth of arguments on each day. Justices can still extend the amount of time given to arguments in each case, however.

Nine states _ Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington_ and the District of Columbia allow gay marriage.


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  • The Dude Abides wrote...
    It never ends
    November 29, 2012 1:16 pm
    This utter disregard to fairness around the country is not going to go away until Congress takes action. They need to do one of two things, and soon. One: You decide once and for all, via vote, on a nationwide level, whether or not gay marriage should be legal. Two: You replace marriage with civil union as the legal definition of one's relationship status in the US. Frankly, I'm inclined toward the latter. Let Christians and traditionalists keep "marriage" to themselves. Just don't let it define your legal relationship staus.
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  • imanegro wrote...
    Congress did take action
    December 9, 2012 9:52 am
    It's called DOMA. Problem is that the current president has taken it upon himself to invalidate the law by not enforcing DOMA. That is scary. What would the response be had W decided not to enforce laws against racism? Dude makes a pretty good suggestion. The Dude does Abide...
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  • Keitho wrote...
    This didnt take long...
    January 7, 2013 9:48 am
    All those that poo pooed the notion of a slippery slope. Now there are arguemants being bandied about that pedophila is also just another lifestyle choice by those with natural urges in that regard. And, supposedly there is no harm to children that can be accounted assuming the child willingly participated. They also went on to say that those who make pedophiles out to be monsters just dont understand. This is what happens when people lose thier moral compass. We all have natural urges, some good, some bad. If we all act on them and demand society accept our behavior we are no better than animals. With this line of logic, what could ever be called illegal?
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