Marriage wars: Cobb courts prepare for same-sex ruling
By Hilary Butschek June 12, 2015 12:19 AM Cobb County officials and activists are preparing…
Georgia (Jun 16, 2015) — By Hilary Butschek
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Cobb County officials and activists are preparing for a U.S. Supreme Court decision
this month on samesex marriage that has the potential to rock the country’s culture
as much as abortion did in the 1970s.
The high court’s decision is expected in the next two weeks, said Kerwin Swint, chair
of the department of political science and international affairs at Kennesaw State
University.
The court is considering whether the definition of marriage should be made at the
federal level or by the states.
“It’s going to determine whether the states have the flexibility to separate their
laws from what the federal courts say on same-sex issues,” Swint said.
In Georgia, the ruling will decide whether the state can continue to ban marriage
between same-sex couples and refuse to recognize marriages of same-sex couples performed
in other states. …
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