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Same-Sex Marriage, the Judiciary, and Democracy
My response to comments on my Same Sex Marriage Roundup post grew sufficiently in length that I decided to make it a post. ppnl asked, How do you feel about the fact that mostly this “new right” is being delivered … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th Circuit, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Same-sex marriage, U.S. v. Windsor
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The Media Are Morons (as usual)
The local Tim Hortons is a convenient place to grade papers. But it runs FoxNews continuously, and sometimes I can’t help but overhear the inanities of its talking heads. This morning some vaguely pretty blonde told me that the Supreme … Continue reading
Posted in Laws, The Supremes
Tagged 5th Circuit, Abortion, Breyer, Scalia, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas Abortion Law
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SCOTUS Takes Town Board Meetings Prayer Case
The Supreme Court has accepted a case asking the question of whether beginning a town board/city commission meeting with prayer violates the Establishment Clause. I’m surprised they’ve actually decided to do this, and worried that it’s only being taken because … Continue reading
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Tagged Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Freedom from Religion, Freedom of Religion, Galloway, Greece
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The DOMA Decision
Since the world wouldn’t be complete without my two cents on the Supreme Court’s rulings in Windsor and Hollingsworth, it’s my duty to comment. First, DOMA
Posted in Laws, The Supremes
Tagged Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Prop 8, Same-sex marriage, U.S. v. Windsor
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The Prop 8 Punt
The world needs my input on contemporary issues, so… Second, Prop 8.
Posted in Laws, The Supremes
Tagged Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Prop 8, Same-sex marriage, U.S. v. Windsor
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Holding My Breath
Tomorrow? If not, then probably later this week the Supreme Court will finally release their DOMA and Prop 8 decisions. A fine sense of drama these Supremes have, but Amy Howe at Scotusblog explains why, as pure drama, the outcome … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Hollingsworth v. Perry, Prop 8, Same-sex marriage, U.S. v. Windsor
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Further Thoughts on Windsor (DOMA)
In addition to the procedural issues in the DOMA case that I discussed in my prior post, there was an interesting substantive point as well: federalism. Counsel for BLAG framed it this way: On the assumption that States have the … Continue reading
The Standing Question in U.S. v. Windsor
I’m a bit of a process geek, and in the U.S. v. Windsor case, the question of jurisdiction is really darn fascinating (if, that is, you’re a process geek). Here’s the quick background: New York residents Edith Windsor and Thea … Continue reading
Originalism as Infantilism
In a discussion about constitutional interpretation at another blog it suddenly struck me that originalism is a form of infantilism. What originalists long for is a single clear authoritative and unquestionable interpretation of what the Constitution means. And that’s really … Continue reading
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The Bawdy House Provisions 