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I started this blog as a way of building an online community of current and past Ivy Tech paralegal students, as well as letting people interested in our program know what we're up to. This blog is not sponsored by Ivy Tech. No way, no how.

My name is Linda Kampe, and I'm the program chair of Paralegal Studies in Lafayette, Indiana. My office is in Ivy Hall 1166. Stop by and chat. For best results, make an appointment, so I know to expect you. And if you bring your own cup, I'll make you tea. Because hey, we're not animals.

Monday, April 27, 2015

US Supreme Court Hears Argument re Same-Sex Marriage Tomorrow

Tomorrow, April 28, 2015, the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, concerning whether there is a Constitutional right to marry someone of the same sex and to have that marriage recognized in all 50 states, will be argued before the Supreme Court. Supreme Court proceedings are not televised, webcasted, or in any way videotaped, and a line reportedly started forming last Friday for the limited seats in the courtroom, so if you're not already in line, you'll probably have to wait until after it's over to find out how the arguments went.

In the meantime, if you'd like a little light reading, the ABA has published all--and I do mean all--of the briefs filed in the case. There are over 100 briefs. Twelve are for the parties, and the remaining 90 + are amicus curiae, or friends of the court, briefs. It seems that everyone who's anyone has an opinion they would like to share with the Court.

Obergefell v. Hodges, Tanco v. Haslam, DeBoer v. Snyder, Bourke v. Beshear

Docket Nos. 14-556, 14-562, 14-571 and 14-574

QUESTION PRESENTED:
1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?

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