From Schmitz Blitz: schimtzblitz.wordpress.com
This morning, the Maryland Supreme Court upheldthe state statute which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman in a 4-3 decision.
The court foundthat 1) the statue does not discriminate on the basis of gender 2) that sexual orientation is neither a suspect or quasi-suspect class, whereby discriminatory laws require a higher scrutiny 3) that there is no fundamental right to marry a person of the same sex and 4) that the statute in question is related to a legitimate state objective, that is, upholding traditional marriage.
I’m not familiar with the intricacies of the Maryland constitution, but I’m going to offer some thoughts on point 3 it relates to the United States constitution (and maybe some of the others in future posts, time permitting).
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