Gay Marriage and Marijuana Are Coming to the Court
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Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Washington remains essentiallyunaltered after last week’s election. In the states, however,referendums on same-sex marriage and medical marijuana representgenuine change -- and will have an impact at the Supreme Courtas well.
The four referendums on same-sex marriage mark a strikingminitrend. Before last week’s election, six states had legalizedsame-sex marriage, but in each case it was either mandated bythe courts or enacted by the state legislature. Because judgesare mostly unelected and state legislators are mostly unknown(quick: name yours), it’s plausible that this approval of same-sex marriage did not fully reflect the public’s view.