DOJ spokesperson on federal treatment of same-sex couples' Utah marriages: "The Department is reviewing the governor’s decision."
@chrisgeidner I'm looking at the 2nd to last para. in AMK majority (latter half). We'll have to agree to disagree & see what DOJ decides.
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@AppellateDaily Kennedy says the federal government can't displace the protection the state granted bc no legit reason to do so. -
@chrisgeidner I see more meaning in AMK's multiple state refs & don't think Windsor gives DOJ enough to step in now (but later TBD). -
@AppellateDaily I mean, that's obviously Utah's argument. It was a DP/EP ruling, though, not a federalism ruling, so, I just don't buy that. -
@chrisgeidner I think it was all three. We'll just have to wait and see what DOJ does. -
@AppellateDaily It wasn't though. Kennedy says it wasn't.
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@AppellateDaily This says nothing about the nuances of this situation, where the state does *not* say the marriages are invalid.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@AppellateDaily And, they were valid when entered into.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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