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To: BuckeyeTexan
So if the court ruled that the petioners do not have standing in any federal court, that would overturn the 9th Circuit and uphold the CA Supreme Court, correct?

Yes. It would vacate the 9th Circuit decision and the federal district court's ruling, and would leave the California Supreme Court's ruling (which upheld Prop. 8, albeit only prospectively) in place.

52 posted on 03/26/2013 11:54:44 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: txrangerette; Lmo56; Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

LL says SCOTUS can deny standing to the petitioners two ways: only before SCOTUS or before any federal court.

The former would leave in place the 9th Circuit ruling overtuning Prop. 8 and allowing gay marriage in CA.

The latter would overturn all federal court rulings (including the 9th Curcuit and the federal distric court) and leave in place the CA Supreme Court ruling that upheld Prop. 8 as constitutional.


54 posted on 03/26/2013 12:01:26 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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