Supreme Court agrees to take on same-sex marriage for first time

The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear two cases in the spring of 2013 challenging both state and federal same-sex marriage rights. The first case addresses the state of California’s Proposition 8 voter-approved ban on gay marriage and the second, a New York case challenging a provision in the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that prohibits federal benefits to gay spouses.

Reuters reported that while both opponents and proponents of same-sex marriage “welcomed the court’s decision to take up the issue,” it is unclear how narrow or wide sweeping the Supreme Court’s rulings will be. “Taking both a states’ rights case like Prop 8, and a case involving Congress’s authority in the DOMA … suggests that the court is ready to take on the entire issue, not just piecemeal it,” Andrew Pugno, a lawyer for the individuals defending California’s gay marriage ban told Reuters.

 

For an in-depth explanation of the two cases before the Court, watch a PBS News Hour segment here:

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!

Success! Thank you for donating. Please share BPR content to help combat the lies.
Janeen Capizola

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.

BPR INSIDER COMMENTS

Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!

Latest Articles