@1 - Maybe it was supposed to be "Virginia is for Lovings". The slogan came about two years after Loving v. Virginia, when Virginia became, by court order, a place for the Loving family.
The discussion should be "Why is SCOTUS taking this gay marriage case?"
This is the Chief Justice issuing the stay and asking for the petition. Does he want a gay marriage case to put this state-by-state stuff to rest finally? Is this a good case for one side or the other?
It seems that the Supremes have been avoiding this issue for a while, either because they thought the lower courts were handling it well or they were waiting for the right case. They really don't like to decide on the same issue twice, so the particulars of this case could be extremely important for marriage equality everywhere.
@4: because the Kitchen case from Utah and the Bostic case from Virginia are the first appelate cases to arrive at SCOTUS. The SCOTUS didn't grant cert, they just stayed the case until the decided to grant cert. Big difference. Personally I think they will grant cert to both and consolidate Kitchen and Bostic.
@4: and it wasn't Roberts acting alone here. He referred it to the entire SCOTUS for a decision. This pretty clearly signals they're going to grant cert to at least one of either Kitchen or Bostic in the 2014-2015 term. We should have a decision on national ME handed down in late June 2015.
You can even announce it at a Mariners or Sounders game!
Seattle is for Spouses!
This is the Chief Justice issuing the stay and asking for the petition. Does he want a gay marriage case to put this state-by-state stuff to rest finally? Is this a good case for one side or the other?
It seems that the Supremes have been avoiding this issue for a while, either because they thought the lower courts were handling it well or they were waiting for the right case. They really don't like to decide on the same issue twice, so the particulars of this case could be extremely important for marriage equality everywhere.