John Roberts and the future of marriage for gay and lesbian couples
in the DOMA challenge, which most observers believe is quite likely to be accepted by the Court this fall and decided by mid-2013, Roberts’s newly-displayed independent streak could lead him to strike down the law.
It’s very conceivable that Roberts, along with Justice Anthony Kennedy, will view DOMA’s denial of Social Security benefits and federal employee health insurance for what it is—a pointless and mean-spirited law that violates the most basic constitutional norms of equal protection.
For a Chief Justice who cares about how history will view the Supreme Court, few decisions could be easier.
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