- Aaron Zelinsky: Why Judge Walker’s Sexuality Doesn’t Matter | Huffington Post – If Judge Walker is biased, then he should have recused himself. Under Title 28, bias is like pregnancy: you are either are or you aren’t. And Professor Bradley does not seem interested in discussing whether a straight judge has a similarly disqualifying interest in the subject.
- Adam Winkler: How Will the Supreme Court Rule on Same-Sex Marriage? | Huffington POst – As usual in the Supreme Court these days, the swing vote belongs to Anthony Kennedy. And there are several reasons to believe that Kennedy, though conservative on many issues, will vote with the liberals on this one. The Supreme Court has issued two major decisions dealing with gay rights over the past 15 years. Both decisions came out strongly in favor of gay rights — and both were written by Justice Kennedy.
- Brian Levin, J.D.: In Prop 8 Case Constitutional Concepts of Marriage and Discrimination Are Key | Huffington Post – Central to yesterday’s decision and future ones will be how far the government can regulate marriage and what threshold of legal protections should extend to gays and lesbians.
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