HUGE Day for gay rights in the States - DOMA declaired Unconstutional - Prop 8 gone!

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Kasz216 said:

The thing is, the supreme court didn't rule it unconsittuional, just that they couldn't rule on it.

Generally there are 3 levels of precident.

State Precedent, "District" Precedent and Federal Precedent.

 

Supreme Court Precendet applies to everyone.

District Precedent applies to all the courts of a specific district which can include more then one state. 

State Precedent is just that... the state.

 

Well actually it's WAY more complciated then that with State and Federal courts each having seperate paralel courts who have jursidiction vs each other in various cases.... but long story short Prop 8 only effects California.   Had they affirmed the lower courts decision it would of been country wide.

Thanks, that's pretty clear

Seems like a waste of a great opportunity...but oh well, better than nothing I guess