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Article: Same -Sex Marriage Hearing at the Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sex-marriage-hearings-supreme-court/story?id=30559103
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sex-marriage-hearings-supreme-court/story?id=30559103
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This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments on same-sex marriage and make a court ruling. This article is an interview between ABC news and Kate Shaw, an assistant professor of law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo Scholl in New York.
Shaw was asked several questions regarding the controversial issue of same-sex marriage. Shaw was asked by the interviewer, "What exactly is happening Tuesday at the Supreme Court, and who is involved?'' Shaw's response was, "Cases from four states -- Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee -- have been consolidated into one marathon argument session on two distinct questions: first, whether the Constitution allows states to deny gay couples the right to marry; and second, whether the Constitution requires states to recognize valid same-sex marriages performed in other states." |
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Then: Right now same-sex marriage is a very hot topic that can be argued either way. Right now some states allow same-sex marriage while others do not. In 2013, the Supreme Court implemented part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the government from recognizing same-sex marriage from federal taxes and Social Security benefits. The Court did not specifically call same sex marriage unconstitutional, but the lower court concluded that the state marriage bans couldn't survive. That is why the Supreme Court is revising their previous decision.
Now: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will be deciding weather the remaining fourteen states marriage ban laws are unconstitional and violate the fourteenth amendment. Shaw explains, what could potentially be the outcome, "If the court rules that [same-sex] marriage is not required by the Constitution, the bans will survive, and the states in which [same-sex] marriage is legal as a result of a federal court decision will see their laws revert back to their previous status -- that is, not permitting same-sex marriage. The 11 states that permit same-sex marriage as a result of legislation or referendum would not be impacted." The decision will be made on April 28, 2015.
Then: Right now same-sex marriage is a very hot topic that can be argued either way. Right now some states allow same-sex marriage while others do not. In 2013, the Supreme Court implemented part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prevented the government from recognizing same-sex marriage from federal taxes and Social Security benefits. The Court did not specifically call same sex marriage unconstitutional, but the lower court concluded that the state marriage bans couldn't survive. That is why the Supreme Court is revising their previous decision.
Now: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will be deciding weather the remaining fourteen states marriage ban laws are unconstitional and violate the fourteenth amendment. Shaw explains, what could potentially be the outcome, "If the court rules that [same-sex] marriage is not required by the Constitution, the bans will survive, and the states in which [same-sex] marriage is legal as a result of a federal court decision will see their laws revert back to their previous status -- that is, not permitting same-sex marriage. The 11 states that permit same-sex marriage as a result of legislation or referendum would not be impacted." The decision will be made on April 28, 2015.
This is a Civil Rights issue because people are fighting for their right to marry who ever they want. All people have the right to under the fourteenth amendment, yet some states have bans on same sex marriage not allowing couples to be legally married.
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