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Same-sex marriage heads for US Supreme Court
July 29, 2012, Sunday
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SAME-SEX marriage is headed for consideration by the US Supreme Court ahead of November's presidential vote in which the hot-button issue pits President Barack Obama against Mitt Romney.
"There are multiple cases that are all showing up at the same time," said Syracuse University constitutional law professor Thomas Keck.
"The lower courts have had their chances to resolve the legal issues but everybody recognizes it's time for the Supreme Court to step in."
The first test will come on September 24, when the justices will return from their summer recess for their conference to choose cases for review during the next term that starts in October.
But Keck cautioned that despite the high-profile nature of what could be the Supreme Court's first ruling on same-sex marriage, any change would be incremental.
"It's extremely unlikely that there will be a sweeping decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally," he said.
Among the appeals piling up before justices is a filing by a group of Republican lawmakers asking that the high court declare a US federal law on marriage constitutional.
"There are multiple cases that are all showing up at the same time," said Syracuse University constitutional law professor Thomas Keck.
"The lower courts have had their chances to resolve the legal issues but everybody recognizes it's time for the Supreme Court to step in."
The first test will come on September 24, when the justices will return from their summer recess for their conference to choose cases for review during the next term that starts in October.
But Keck cautioned that despite the high-profile nature of what could be the Supreme Court's first ruling on same-sex marriage, any change would be incremental.
"It's extremely unlikely that there will be a sweeping decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationally," he said.
Among the appeals piling up before justices is a filing by a group of Republican lawmakers asking that the high court declare a US federal law on marriage constitutional.
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