The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday included no same-sex marriage cases in its first announcement of what lower court decisions it will review during the 2012-13 session.
Legal activists will almost certainly begin speculating now whether the high court is preparing to refuse to hear an appeal to preserve California’s same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8. That action could come as early as Monday, October 1, or be pending for weeks.
Tuesday’s list included only those cases that the nine justices have agreed to review. It takes four justices to vote for review in order to accept an appeal.
Its next list, slated for release October 1, is expected to list hundreds of cases that the justices won’t review.
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