re: #352 HappyWarrior

I think it’s a coincidence name wise. No reason why a seventh court of appeals judge would be involved in a Utah case. Thanks I knew Posner was a federal judge but not where he was based out of.

Posner’s position on same-sex marriage:

Same-sex marriage[edit]
Posner authored the opinion of a three-judge panel on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that Indiana and Wisconsin’s bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, affirming a lower court ruling.[29] During oral arguments, Wisconsin’s Attorney General cited tradition as a reason for maintaining the ban, prompting Posner to note that: “It was tradition to not allow blacks and whites to marry - a tradition that got swept away.” Posner claimed that the same-sex marriage bans were both “a tradition of hate” and “savage discrimination”.[30] Posner wrote the opinion for the unanimous panel, suggesting the laws unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause.

He’s one of the good guys.