Court denies one same-sex marriage case (USSC refuses appeal of LA Gay marriage ban!)

SCOTUS blog ^ | January 12th, 2015 9:41 am | Lyle Denniston

[icwhatudo]

The Supreme Court, returning from its winter recess, decided on Monday not to take on a same-sex marriage case that remains under review in a federal appeals court, but otherwise took no action on that constitutional controversy. The Court made no comment as it turned down a plea by same-sex couples in Louisiana to review that state’s ban, which had been upheld by a federal trial judge in New Orleans (Robicheaux v. George).

[icwhatudo]

From the BS headline you can see where this "reporter's" bias is.

[Lurking Libertarian]

This is a case which is still on appeal to the Court of Appeals. The Court virtually never grants review in such circumstances; the case will come back to SCOTUS in the ordinary course once the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rules.

[Lurking Libertarian]

From the BS headline you can see where this "reporter's" bias is.

The only headline at the link is "Court denies one same-sex marriage case," which is accurate and neutral. And "reporter" is not the word I would use; this is a law-firm blog, written by lawyers and aimed primarily at lawyers.

[Oliviaforever]

Higginbotham, when hearing the Texas case on Friday, appeared to be appeared to be leaning in favor of the Gay Marriage litigants.

And that is very bad.

[isthisnickcool]

When to guys get married who is the “groom”? Who is the “husband”?

[Dr. Thorne]

This is in keeping with #16 of my predictions for 2015. The USSC will eventually confirm same-sex marriage as the law of the land.

BTW, I believe Anthony Kennedy, possibly the stupidest man to ever sit on the Court (Thanks Poppy, you NWO traitor!), will vote with the Marxist/Lesbian bloc in a 5-4 decision.

[pleasedontzotme]

Kennedy was appointed by Reagan.

[NKP_Vet]

Will be interesting to see how Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore will handle it when some crackpot liberal federal judge says the people of good state of Alabama have to accept sodomite “marriage” after the people have resoundingly voted it down time and time again. Judge Moore is a devout Christian who goes around the country giving speeches on the sanctity of marriage and the Gospel of the Lord.

[MarkRegal05]

I’m wondering if the case would be appealed to the whole bench (which would favor us), or if it would go to SCOTUS.

Either way, a ruling for the homos from the reputedly conservative 5th Circuit would be a feather in their cap. Although it makes me wonder how they got such a favorable pick of judges for this panel..

[NKP_Vet]

Roberts will vote with the liberals also. His dyke first cousin who he invited to watch proceedings in the Defense of Marriage ruling has said she has no doubt that he vote with her crowd the first chance he gets.

[Oliviaforever]

The panel has two Reagan judges and one Obama judge, but Higginbotham, who is a solid conservative, harshly questioned the attorney for Texas who was arguing that the state had the responsibility to promote procreation.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks icwhatudo.

[Usagi_yo]

It’s bogus. How can something be under review by an inferior court while the same case is concurrent at a superior court.

[Organic Panic]

There are only challenges when judges rule against progressives. Funny how that works.

[Oliviaforever]

“Roberts will vote with the liberals also. His dyke first cousin who he invited to watch proceedings in the Defense of Marriage ruling has said she has no doubt that he vote with her crowd the first chance he gets.”

If that is accurate, Roberts as well as the other Justices who have expressed a view in favor of Gay Marriage should recuse themselves from Gay Marriage cases.

[Republican Wildcat]

His dyke first cousin who he invited to watch proceedings in the Defense of Marriage ruling has said she has no doubt that he vote with her crowd the first chance he gets.

Well in that case he had his "first" chance and he did not - he was with the four dissenters who voted to uphold DOMA.

Where do you get your information he specifically invited her to be there? She can just show up for it without being invited.

[Republican Wildcat]

It isn’t accurate because that in that case he voted to uphold DOMA - that was his first chance. Also no evidence to suggest he specifically invited her to be there.

[Republican Wildcat]

That’s not the strongest argument. I don’t understand why the argument is not made that courts do not have the authority to ignore the definition of words and the basic concepts of language. Roberts is the only one who breached this subject in the oral arguments over DOMA and only briefly in any case that I’ve seen.

[Republican Wildcat]

I believe Anthony Kennedy, possibly the stupidest man to ever sit on the Court (Thanks Poppy, you NWO traitor!),

The only justice who is still sitting on the Court appointed by the first President Bush is Clarence Thomas. Anthony Kennedy was appointed by Ronald Reagan.

[NetAddicted]

Well, maybe they’re going to affirm states’ rights to rule on marriage, but, since the media is so pro-homosexual, they’re making sure they looked like they were fair.