Professor Calls Federal Government’s Power Over Courts on Gay Marriage a Gray Area

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A UW political science professor says it might be legal for one branch of government to tell another what’s off limits, but it hasn’t been done since the Civil War. The US House of Representatives recently voted to strip federal courts from having a say about gay marriage.If Wisconsin eventually bans same sex marriage in its constitution, court challenges are expected. Shamane Mills reports…

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