Supreme Court might dismiss Prop. 8 case on a technicality

[MNBrewer]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-prop-8-20130527,0,3214416.story

SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers leading the fight for gay marriage in California have been quietly preparing state officials for the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court might dismiss their case on a technicality next month without deciding the fate of Proposition 8.

The justices could decide that the sponsors of the ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage had no legal right, or standing, to defend it in federal court. That would end the case in Washington, but it is not clear what it would mean for California.

If state officials declared Proposition 8 dead, relying on U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker's 2010 ruling against the measure, same-sex weddings could commence within weeks or months. Or there could be another legal fight over the reach of Walker's ruling.

[NCLefty]

1. These are amazing times to be gay in, watching our futures get decided right before our eyes.

[joesdaughter]

2. Scammers gotta' scam

I predict that the fight to codify bigotry will continue. Talentless hacks will keep the fires of hate burning because it gives them a job. They get folks all riled up and empty their pockets in order to line their own. I suspect that many of the leaders of the Tea Party groups actually have charity beginning at home, too.