Government wants faster review of gay-rights case
Crosspost from LBN. http://www.democraticunderground.com/101483393
The Obama administration asked a federal appeals court Monday to speed up its review of a San Francisco gay-rights case and consider tough scrutiny for laws that discriminate based on sexual orientation - a standard that could legalize same-sex marriage.
The Justice Department made the unusual request to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which is considering the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law that denies federal benefits to same-sex spouses.
... Lawyers hired by House Republican leaders, who have defended the law since President Obama switched sides a year ago, have appealed White's ruling to a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit.
But Obama's Justice Department asked the full appeals court Monday to bypass the customary three judges and convene an 11-judge panel.
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"President Obama switched sides a year ago". Makes him sound like a switch hitter. 
