SCOTUS: Place your bests Prop 8 and DOMA (Congress, highway, abortion)

[EdwardA]

As per SCOTUS blog no more decisions coming out today big 4 cases: DOMA, Prop 8, VRA and affirmative action still undecided.

[Globe199]

Originally Posted by Oldhag1

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/30/na...anted=all&_r=0This happens but doesn't generally make the news. Kentucky is one of the states that gets out-of-staters for young marriages.

Thanks for the link; I'll read it.

[Dayton Sux]

So, we wait till Monday, correct?

[bUU]

Correct. No decisions tomorrow.

[Dayton Sux]

Do you all see this, or sense this, as sort of a tipping point or high-water mark, and the gay issue can go either way depending on the decision?

[Fiyero]

Originally Posted by EdwardA

DOMA and Prop 8 are upheld. I think you will see at least one liberal jurist cross over my money is on Sotomayor.

Completely wishful thinking. There is absolutely no valid legal argument to uphold DOMA.

[Fiyero]

Originally Posted by Dayton Sux

Do you all see this, or sense this, as sort of a tipping point or high-water mark, and the gay issue can go either way depending on the decision?

No. The gay issue will continue to progress regardless of the Court's ruling. The Court can only slow it down/put a speed bump in the way. The States will do it on their own without the Court.

[Oldhag1]

Originally Posted by bUU

My point was: They were not married.

I don't even think we know if it actually is illegal, if the couple is married. This case doesn't really shine a light on that (even though the NY Times reporter said it did) because the couple wasn't married. However, it could very well be that the law prohibits sex between a married couple, if one of the couple is underage. It would be worth fact-checking that.

The thing is The Full Faith and Credit Clause isn't absolute. For instance in a couple of states I had to take a couple of classes to transfer my teaching license because they had different standards.

As long as the standards for licensure are similar between the two states, no additional training or certification will be required for reciprocity. However, when there are differences, additional training can be required. Most states will allow a grace period while the additional requirements are being actively sought.

I'm not sure how this will end up playing out, but I can see states fighting reciprocity in the case of SSM.

[bUU]

Yes, I suspect some will - of course, until their current elderly electorate dies off and the majority shifts to the other side.

[Little-Acorn]

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