SB5 Blocked, DOMA Struck Down, California Prop 8 Dead In The Water

[filkertom]

Tremendous. And epic.

More information at The Maddow Blog.

This entry was originally posted at http://filkertom.dreamwidth.org/1628026.html. You may comment there or here, although LJ tends to have a livelier conversation at this time.

Comments

[redaxe]

Oh, how I wish that those three strikes would get the haters out.

A day for celebration, indeed.

[wanted_a_pony]

I am so happy about these decisions! And so pissed about SCOTUS's Voting Rights Act decision! Maalox for everyone, eh?

Also, 'Justice' A. Scalia needs a mental status check. There's something seriously unhinged in his mind....

[fair_witness]

Miz Ann's daughter helped lead the victory celebration:

HAPPY CROWE DANCE!!!!

[lizziecrowe]

I cannot express my joy right now. Words fail me.

[kengr]

Unless things have changed, the SC case regarding DOMA dealt only with section 3, which said the federal government couldn't recognize same sex marriages.

I've read the opinion and it's not clear if they actually struck down section 2 as well as section 3.

I'd love it if they threw out all of DOMA, but I'm not gonna believ they did it until somebody with legal experience says that's what they did.

Section needs to go as well, so it won't make it harder to go after states that won't recognize out of state same-sex marriages.

[tandw]

AFAICT, section 2 remains, but the language of the majority decision strongly indicates that a full faith and credit challenge to section 2 would succeed handily.