Life is too short to read entire Supreme Court oral arguments. So here are the five exchanges you need to read from today's Proposition 8 case:
1. Is there anyone who can defend this thing?
A lot of the arguments centered on the question of whether Protectmarriage.com, the group defending Prop 8 in court, has standing. If it doesn't, then the case is dismissed and lower court rulings against Prop 8 stand, though no pro-same-sex marriage precedent is set. For example, see this exchange between Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., who appears to doubt that Protectmarriage.com has standing, and Charles Cooper, the lawyer defending the law. Justices Elena Kagan and Anthony M. Kennedy join in:
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