Journalists At 5th Circuit Predict Court Will Strike Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans
First look: Some of the best journalists reporting on same-sex marriage say they think marriage will win.
Louisiana arguments have completed, Mississippi and Texas remain.
Via Twitter, it looks like a possible 2-1 victory in the three same-sex marriage cases before 5th Circuit Court of Appeals judges this morning:
Breaking: MS and TX arguments remain, but after LA args, the 5th Circuit appears poised to strike down state same-sex marriages bans.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) January 9, 2015
My prediction: #5thCircuit will strike down marriage bans 2-1 based on Higginbotham’s skepticism of state of Louisiana’s arguments.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) January 9, 2015
Judges Higginbotham & Graves are very skeptical of LA’s arguments in defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban, likely to be struck down.
— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) January 9, 2015
Judge Higginbotham, the swing, seemed not only skeptical of Louisiana’s defense of same-sex marriage ban, but amused by it. #5thCircuit
— Emma Margolin (@EMargoNY) January 9, 2015
Graves suggested fears of SS marriage silly: “Because we don’t know, we should fear the unknown, and therefore we should ban it.”
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) January 9, 2015
Higginbotham said sexuality immutable, no bearing on contribution to society. Asked why sterile couples can wed if procreation is issue.
— Chris Johnson (@chrisjohnson82) January 9, 2015
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Stay tuned – we should have audio from the arguments later this afternoon, plus hopefully Supreme Court news.
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