Has Scalia Already Thrown In The Towel On Same Sex Marriage?
If moral disapprobation of homosexual conduct is “no legitimate state interest” for purposes of proscribing that conduct…what justification could there possibly be for denying the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples?
DOMA Justice Rally In Boston Today
GLAD has played a huge role in the struggle. GLAD managed Gill v OPM, which was a precursor to the Windsor decision. Windsor is tightly focused on a single discrimination issue – the estate tax marital deduction. The Gill plaintiffs covered much more ground including the filing of joint returns and pension issues. A GLAD lawsuit, Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, brought marriage equality to Massachusetts.
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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.