Posted on 07/02/2015 4:17:47 AM PDT by GIdget2004
A federal appeals court Wednesday instructed judges in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to wrap up gay marriage cases in their states in line with last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
The order Wednesday from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals clears one of the final procedural roadblocks in the three cases, which had been pending before the New Orleans-based court. The 5th Circuit had heard arguments in the appeals but hadn’t ruled.
Circuit Judge Jerry Smith, writing for the three-judge panel that had heard arguments in the case, told federal district judges to issue final rulings by July 17 at the latest. The appeals court told U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman in New Orleans that he, in particular, needed to hurry because of the declining health of one of the Louisiana plaintiffs, Robert Welles. Feldman’s attorney, Scott Spivey, declined to comment.
Smith wrote in three separate opinions that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that marriage is a constitutional right equally held by all Americans “is the law of the land and, consequently, the law of this circuit, and should not be taken lightly by actors within jurisdiction of this court,” Smith wrote.
People seeking legalization of same-sex marriage had won cases at the district level in Mississippi and Texas but lost in Louisiana. Public officials in all three states had opposed any change, but had conceded in letters to the court in recent days that the proper course was to conclude the cases with final orders from the district judges legalizing same-sex marriage. The 5th Circuit dissolved its stay blocking lower court orders in Mississippi and Texas.
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“Law of the land, law of the land” (sqwakk)
Parrots repeating what they’ve been told.
“Justice Jay has had his say, now let him enforce it”
Ok, 5th District. Come down here and enforce it.
Circuit. Not district.
-— Ok, 5th District. Come down here and enforce it. -—
Ask the fifth district how a homosexual “marriage” is consumated. They don’t deserve anything more than that.
Since Roe vs Wade SCOTUS has demonstrated that it is not a moral authority. Queer marriage only confirms it. The Court lacks legitimacy, Scalia points this out in his dissent. The Government rules only by force now. Gird your loins!
No.
Marriage is administered by states at the state level, of federal.
The supreme Court ruling being a massive overreach of power.
Marriage is not a federal jurisdiction item.
To hell with the courts.
Just quit issuing licenses period.
Somewhere somehow there needs to be a court region or state with the cahones to shout FYS!
Law of the land, my a$$.
I do NOT worship at that altar.When the supreme Court Majority chooses to violate the very Constitution they are sworn to serve—and the Federal Congress in fear and Trembling does NOT directly file Impeachment proceedings Then it behooves the states to defend the Constitution.
when the Courts reject the Constitution they swear to defend there is NO Justice—and ought be NO Peace.
That was exactly my first thought.
A-Men!
Tell em to go to hell!!
The SCOTUS does not make law. They only determined that sodomite marriage is “legal” in all 50 States.
A lot of things are “legal”.
Smoking tobacco is legal in all 50 States as well - doesn’t mean it is allowed everywhere.
Sure wish the States would take a stand on this issue.
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