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News Tip: Supreme Court Action on Same-Sex Marriage Has Far-Reaching Implications

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review five pending same-sex marriage cases.

Quotes: "The U.S. Supreme Court’s action means that the decisions of the lower courts in those cases--which invalidated state bans on same-sex marriage in Virginia, Indiana, Wisconsin, Utah and Oklahoma--will go into effect. The result is that same-sex marriage will now be permissible in those states and in other states with similar bans in the Fourth, Seventh and Tenth federal judicial circuits. Because North Carolina is in the Fourth Circuit, federal courts in North Carolina are now legally obliged to declare Amendment One unconstitutional."  

Bio:Neil S. Siegel is a professor of law and political science, co-director of the Program in Public Law and director of the DC Summer Institute on Law and Policy. He is a leading constitutional law scholar who has focused much of his recent scholarship on same-sex marriage and issues involving the Affordable Care Act, both issues the court is facing this term.

For additional comment, contact Siegel at:http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/siegel