SPS 2013: The "SPS Supreme Court" is Now in Session!

The "St. Albans Supreme Court" is meeting this afternoon to decide the two same-sex marriage cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this year.  One case involves a challenge to the federal law Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), which provides that federal law will only recognize marriages between a man and a woman, and the other involves a challenge to California's Proposition 8, which amended the California State constitution to ban same-sex marriages.  It just so happens the "real" Supreme Court decided those cases this morning -- click HERE for a link to press coverage of the decisions -- but that is not deterring our own SPS 2013 lawyers and justices from considering the cases!

Attorney Grant S. at the podium

Formal Court photo

Lawyers challenging DOMA make their arguments

Justice Nik V.  contemplates and argument from counsel

Two of the lawyers await their turn to be grilled by the Court!

Sararose speaking before the Court

Justices Matt, Tyler, and Tanner consider the arguments