Author: Thomas DeBoe

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Same-Sex Marriage

Post author By Thomas DeBoe
Post date June 26, 2015

Obergefell v. Hodges, 14-556
JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered the opinion of the Court filed June 26, 2015. Below are excerpts from the opinion.

The Constitution promises liberty to all within its reach, a liberty that includes certain specific rights that allow persons, within a lawful realm, to define and express their identity. The petitioners in these cases seek to find that liberty by marrying someone of the same sex and having their marriages deemed lawful on the same terms and conditions as marriages between persons of the opposite sex.

California Resale Royalties Act

Post author By Thomas DeBoe
Post date May 9, 2015

July 31, 2018, Update:

Did Ninth Circuit Judge Jay S. Bybee hammer the nail into the coffin of the California Resale Royalties Act (CRRA)?

On July 6, 2018, a three member panel of Ninth Circuit Judges, Danny J. Boggs, Jay S. Bybee, and Paul J. Watford, decided the case Chuck Close v. Sotheby’s Inc. (2018 DJDAR 6669). Judge Jay S. Bybee wrote the opinion for the court. Judge Bybee was appointed to the Ninth Circuit by President George W. Bush. He gained some notoriety from his role as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, United States Department of Justice, when the media reported on his signed August 2002, “Torture Memo.”

Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage Update

Post author By Thomas DeBoe
Post date April 25, 2015

April 25, 2015 Update:

Below is the United States Supreme Court media release for the Same-Sex Marriage cases.

The Court will provide the audio recording and transcript of the oral argument in 14-556, Obergefell v. Hodges, and consolidated cases, on an expedited basis through the Court’s Website. The argument is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
The Court will post the audio recording and unofficial transcript as soon as the digital files are available for uploading to the Website. The audio recording and transcript should be available no later than 2 p.m. on April 28.
Anyone interested in the proceedings will be able to access the recording and transcript directly through links on the homepage of the Court’s Website. The Court’s Website address is www.supremecourt.gov.