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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
DOMA violates Fifth Amendment
Windsor (Kennedy for 5; Roberts, Scalia, Thomas, Alito dissent). Waiting on Hollingsworth, although language from the Roberts dissent in Windsor indicates that case dismissed on standing grounds.Update: Yep--Petitioners in Hollingsworth lacked standing to appeal the district court decision. Roberts for five; Kennedy dissents, joined by Thomas, Alito, and Sotomayor.
More later.
Posted by Howard Wasserman on June 26, 2013 at 10:20 AM in Howard Wasserman, Law and Politics | Permalink
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