The Supreme Court on Thursday announced eleven cases it will hear in the new term, but same-sex marriage wasn’t one of them.
That Court may still review the hotly anticipated issue of whether the Constitution provides a right for gay couples to marry, but Americans will have to wait until — at least — next week to find out.
The issue has quickly made its way through the courts as judges have struck down bans on gay marriage in states including Utah, Wisconsin and Virginia.
Among the cases the Court said it will review: access to the courts for prisoners, housing discrimination, redistricting in Arizona and a Florida dispute about judicial campaign contributions.
The Supreme Court is allowing the appeals courts to do their job. Until there are opposing decisions, the Supreme Court will not get involved. Roberts doesn’t want another Roe to define his Chief Justiceship.
I’m sorry, but the Roberts Supreme Court is nothing more than a fucking joke. Conservatives love to whine about “activist” judges but sure do love the right wing rubber stamp made up of the 5 conservative Justices.
Only takes 4 Justices to hear a case/cases. Obviously Roberts and Kennedy want the lower appeals courts rulings to stand.
I thought the Supreme upheld an appeal to NOT allow gay marriage recognition pending their review…maybe it was Utah…can’t recall. I do recall that military people in a same sex relationship were being denied their marriage rights in a state they were stationed in. How can the court not act on this? Am I mistaken?
Roberts legacy is already considerably tarnished.
He’s smart to let this remain at the appeals level for now, so that when the Supremes do take up the issue, he won’t be held responsible by the right-wing crazies—and that’s the group that matters to him in terms of his legacy.