Virginia Asks Supreme Court To Review Same-Sex Marriage Case

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Last edited Fri Aug 8, 2014, 03:16 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: DCist

Virginia's attorney general today asked the Supreme Court to review two recent court decisions that overturned the commonwealth's ban on same-sex marriage.
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Herring's brief to the Supreme Court asking for a review argues that the case provides the justices with the ability to resolve questions left after the Proposition 8 and Windsor rulings.

Read more: http://dcist.com/2014/08/virginia_asks_supreme_court_to_revi.php

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Go to the link to read the petition. I tried linking directly to Scribd, but I couldn't make the link work. I'm using an old browser, though, and maybe you'll have success.

Rainey v. Bostic Petition for Writ of Certiorari

WJLA has the story from the Associated Press. I can't find anything at the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Mark Herring, Virginia Attorney General, to ask Supreme Court to review gay marriage ban

By The Associated Press
August 6, 2014 - 10:43 am
Updated: August 8, 2014 - 12:30 pm

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said he will ask the Supreme Court to review a decision that struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, although he supports the lower court's decision.

The Democrat has chosen not to defend the state's law, but has also asked for 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay its decision because he believes there could be unintended consequences. Herring's office said it planned to make its filing seeking a Supreme Court review on Friday.

ETA: another link, this one with a good link to Scribd:

Virginia Attorney General Asks Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case

Petition for Certiorari Rainey v. Bostic

[underpants]

1. Herring won the AG election by 907 votes (out of 2.2M)

And replaced Cuccinelli

Think voting makes a difference?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/obenshain-to-concede-virginia-attorney-generals-race-on-wednesday-in-richmond/2013/12/18/fe85a31c-67e7-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. "They're all the same. It doesn't make any difference."

Uh-huh. I'm one of those 907.

[underpants]

3. Me too