6th Circuit Upholds Gay Marriage Bans in MI, OH, KY, TN

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Surprise, it was the 6th Circuit (and not the 5th as expected) to be the first appellate court to uphold a state SSM ban.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/06/gay-marriage-appeals-court-ohio-michigan-kentucky-tennessee/15712319/

Now SCOTUS will almost certainly take up the case next session

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It was 2-1 decision, two GWB appointee majority and 1 Clinton appointee dissent. The full court (both circuit judges and senior judges) is weighted more to Republican appointees so en banc may not help

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The majority opinion from the 6th circuit was kind of weird, the judge essentially says to ignore the constitutional question at hand and just let the will of the people prevail.

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He is essentially abdicating his position as a judge. And how exactly is one group of citizens (the straits) denying rights to another minority group (gays) seen as "fair-minded?"