U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 24, 2012
9th Circuit will not bypass panel in DOMA case
The Obama administration's bid to speed the 9th Circuit's process in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act has failed.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Obama administration's bid to speed the 9th Circuit's appellate process in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act failed Tuesday.
The court announced it will not bypass standard three-judge panel decisionmaking by going directly to en banc review of the case, which involves a 9th Circuit staff attorney. The appeals arose after a federal judge in San Francisco ruled in February that the act...
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