ha ha. Justice Kennedy denies motion to halt gay marriage in California

[cali]

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a request from Proposition 8 supporters to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California.

Dozens of same-sex weddings have taken place in the state since Friday, following the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to overturn Proposition 8 — which had banned gay marriage.

More same-sex marriages are expected take place on Sunday in accordance with the Pride parade and a VIP reception for newly-married couples in San Francisco.

Prop. 8 supporters said the Friday start-date of same-sex unions came three weeks too soon since they still have 25 days to request another hearing, according to a news release from the Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-gay marriage group.

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http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/30/19219712-justice-kennedy-denies-motion-to-halt-gay-marriage-in-california?lite

[X_Digger]

1. Hah! Suck on it, "Alliance Defending Bigotry"! n/t

[hollysmom]

2. Is it because he has a close gay relative?

[Tx4obama]

3. An article excerpt from Saturday: '' the 9th Circuit has independent authority over its own orders"

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Many legal experts who had anticipated such a last-ditch effort by gay marriage opponents said Friday that it was unlikely to succeed because the 9th Circuit has independent authority over its own orders, in this case its 2010 stay.

While the ban's backers can still ask the Supreme Court for a rehearing, the 25-day waiting period is not binding on lower federal courts, Vikram Amar, a constitutional law professor with the University of California, Davis law school, said.

"As a matter of practice, most lower federal courts wait to act," Amar said. "But there is nothing that limits them from acting sooner. It was within the 9th Circuit's power to do what it did."

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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dozens-same-sex-couples-line-be-married