You Might Like
Supreme Court Picks a Date for First Marriage Meeting of New Term
Mark your calendar for September 29: that’s when the US Supreme Court will meet in a closed session to decide which — if any — marriage cases it will consider in its upcoming term.
So far, the court has 7 cases to choose from, representing litigation in 5 different states: Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Indiana and Wisconsin. But that number could increase to as many as fourteen within the next few weeks. That’s because courts in the Ninth and Sixth Circuits could issue rulings any day now in additional marriage cases.
Even though the court has established that date for its deliberations, there’s still a lot of uncertainty around exactly what it means for the future of marriage lawsuits. There’s no telling whether the Justices will choose one case, or several, or none at all. They could also simply defer a decision until later.
And if the circuit courts issue rulings between now and September 29th, that could complicate matters further. Parties in those additional cases would have to file extremely rapid petitions with the US Supreme Court in order to be considered. That would be a huge challenge, but not impossible.
You Might Like
