(September 7, 2014 at 7:54 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(September 7, 2014 at 11:46 am)Natachan Wrote: As I am a fierce supporter of gay marriage the idea of the issue going before THIS court scares me. IIRC there are five conservative and four liberal judges.
Yet this is the court that threw out DOMA and sent the jesus freaks scurrying for the bomb shelters.
This. Watch. The court will do one of a few things: deny cert, leaving the 9th circuit decision standing; issue a narrow ruling against Utah, or a broad ruling against Utah.
Just wait. Utah has put itself in a no-win scenario.