Thursday, January 23, 2014

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Could Change The Game On Gay Rights | ThinkProgress

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Could Change The Game On Gay Rights | ThinkProgress



When the U.S. Supreme Court made history in June by striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, the substantive holding was immediately clear: the discriminatory federal law “demeans the couple, whose moral and sexual choices the Constitution protects, and whose relationship the State has sought to dignify.” What was not exactly clear was what, if any, sort of legal standards the justices set for future courts. A federal appeals court ruling issued Tuesday finds the justices set a new, heightened standard for justifying discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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