The U.S. Supreme Court’s Refusal to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage Cases has Broad Implications
The United States Supreme Court recently declined to take up an issue regarding same-sex marriage. By declining to take these cases, the court has allowed men and women to have entered into same-sex marriages in eleven states that previously didn’t allow same-sex marriages.*
By refusing to take up the appeals of these cases, they have in essence upheld the rulings that all allowed same-sex marriage. Those new eleven states that are now required to recognize and issue same sex marriage certificates are listed below. Even more surprising is that the court did not issue an explanation (which is typical) as to why they decided not to rule on the cases.
These cases came up through the Federal Courts of Appeals. There are 12 of these federal appellate courts in the United States. These courts cover several states within their jurisdiction, which is how 11 states recently had their same-sex laws implemented.
To make this matter even more interesting, the 6th Circuit of Appeals Court located in Cincinnati, Ohio, which controls Ohio’s … Read More... “Same-Sex Marriage Case Declined By U.S. Supreme Court”
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