The Supreme Court in its session that begins at 10:00 am this morning will issue opinions in the two same-sex marriage cases argued earlier this year-- Hollingsworth v. Perry, the challenge to California's Proposition 8, and United States v. Windsor, the challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. The opinions will be available here on the Supreme Court's website as soon as they are issued. I will post analysis of the decisions on Religion Clause later today. The Wall Street Journal has a preview of the decisions.
UPDATE: In United States v. Windsor today, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision held that DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. In Hollingsworth v. Perry, the challenge to California's Proposition 8, the Court in a 5-4 decision held that the initiative's proponents lacked standing to appeal the district court's decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Postings later today will provide analysis of the decisions.
