In Cambridge, I.D.T. often makes same-day deliveries.
He brings out a green pepper and makes same-size pieces of it.
A supreme court ruling makes same-sex marriage a legal right for all Americans, effectively overruling bans in 14 states.
He relied on the state's Marriage Affirmation Act, which makes same-sex unions from other states "void in all respects in Virginia".
The court's unexpected decision to not hear appeals from five states makes same-sex marriage legal in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Consequently, groups opposing same-sex marriage invariably cite Baker v. Nelson today as binding precedent that makes same-sex marriage a constitutional nonstarter, while judges struggle with what, if anything, to make of the old case.
The decision effectively granted parental rights to both members of a same-sex couple, notwithstanding a Virginia law, the Affirmation of Marriage Act, that makes same-sex unions from other states "void in all respects".
The only option is to register the case under Section 377, as Julie has done, which refers to "unnatural offences" – the same provision that makes same-sex sexual acts illegal.
Once Canada's House of Commons makes same-sex marriage legal across Canada, as it is expected to do next year, the Canadian marriage license could be an effective weapon.
Instead, it's the steadiness of the trend that makes same-sex marriage virtually unique among all major public policy issues, and which might give its supporters more confidence that the numbers will continue to break their way regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.
