From Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...uestioning-gay-spousal-benefits-idUSKBN1DY1U7 "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Houston’s appeal of a lower court ruling that threw into doubt the city’s spousal benefits to gay married municipal employees, allowing a case that tests the reach of the landmark 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide to proceed." "The case will now proceed in a Texas state court, which could decide to stop the benefits offered by the fourth most populous U.S. city. Such a ruling again could be appealed to the nation’s top court." It appears we are poised to see the effect of the Obergefell decision limited in such a way that a marriage license issued to same-sex couples will have none of the practical effects of those issued to opposite sex couples, despite the lofty language of Kennedy's opinion. Pair this with the likely outcome of the Masterpiece Cakes case being heard tomorrow, and we might just find ourselves set on the path toward eventually eliminating the Civil Rights Act and Title IX, too. So much for justice and equality. I guess hate really does triumph over love after all. I feel less 'American' today, with this reminder that my own countryman don't want me here.
