Transcript of oral arguments, second part, from marriage equality case before Supreme Court, 28 April 2015.
• Obergefell v. Hodges #14-556
• Tanco v. Haslam #14-562
• DeBoer v. Snyder #14-571
• Bourke v. Beshear #14-574
Day: 2015.04.28
The Transcript, Part One
The first part of today’s oral arguments are already available via the Supreme Court website.
• Obergefell v. Hodges #14-556
• Tanco v. Haslam #14-562
• DeBoer v. Snyder #14-571
• Bourke v. Beshear #14-574
Showtime!
Yes, friends, the Big Show is underway. We’ll try to give Obergefell v. Hodges and its consolidated cohort appropriate consideration later in the day, but for now it is enough to point to SCOTUSblog’s live coverage.
Early analyses are available in the press, but transcripts will come later in the day.
That said, there are still two points worth noting. First, Justice Kennedy apparently brought the adoption question to bear; as the anti-gay argument has given so much focus to procreation, parenthood, and biological parentage, one wonders what they think of adoption.
Secondly, we might note that the question of sex discrimination arose. The issue has been staring at us the whole time, waiting to be summoned into the light, but such simple views of gay marriage and gay rights have generally been disdained for being so simple that they might settle the issue early, before politicians and advocates have had a chance to make some money trying to scare the hell out of people with fantasies about being forced to be gay and other such absurdity. Word is that Chief Justice Roberts asked the question.
Both these points have special significance in my outlook; I am gratified to hear they have a place in the discourse.
Additionally, a protester reportedly got close enough to the Justices to tell them they would burn in Hell, or some such.
Today sounds very much like a good day.
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Goldstein, Tom, Eric Citron, and Tejinder Singh. “Live blog: Obergefell v. Hodges”. SCOTUSblog. 28 April 2015.
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