UPDATE: 10:30 AM EST:
The court will postpone decisions for DOMA and Proposition 8 today.
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Today is a big day in Washington, as the Supreme Court finally rules on 11 high profile cases before they take their summer vacation.
Up for discussion today is gay marriage (DOMA), affirmative action and voting rights.
Take a look at the cases below:
Gay Marriage: Actually two cases. One is a challenge to California’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The other is an attack on a provision of federal law that prevents legally married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health and pension benefits.
Affirmative action: A white woman denied admission to the University of Texas seeks to overturn the school’s consideration of race among many factors in filling the last quarter of its freshman classes. A broad ruling could end the use of race in college admissions nationwide.
Voting rights: A suburb of Birmingham, Ala., wants the court to end the nearly 50-year-old requirement for some state and local governments, mainly in the South and with a history of discrimination in voting, to get the advance approval of any changes in the way they hold elections.
The only decision to come down today is affirmative action, where the court ruled that the case should go back to a lower court for a new hearing.
We’ll keep you updated on the latest rulings as they come in.
SOURCE: HuffPost
