The next case, Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015, concerned the ban of same-sex marriages. Ruth has a vast history in the LGBTQ+ community, being an ally that is thought of highly. She has been an activist for the community’s rights as well as a past in being an officiant of same-sex marriages. Due to that fact, it is believed that she could’ve been a persuasive figure in the decision of the court. She also fought in a procreation debate by asking whether “a 70-year-old heterosexual couple would be allowed to marry when clearly they could not procreate either.” [Ruth, 2015, case Obergefell v Hodges] Her siding was obvious, her support for the LGBTQ+ showed as she took the side of 5-4, the court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, lifting the long-lived ban.
The last case that sticks out to me the most is the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 2016, the biggest abortion case since Roe vs Wade, a case dated back in 1973 that questioned the constitutional situation with laws that restricted abortion rights. Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt went for Texas’s Omnibus Abortion Bill, a bill that made abortions very hard to obtain and get through with ease. The justices were quick to go against this case, with a majority disagreeing with it in a 5-3 vote ratio. Ruth was one of the five against the case, and although she didn’t write the majority opinion, she gave her own opinion on the matter at hand. “It is beyond rational belief that H.B. 2 could genuinely protect the health of women, and certain that the law would simply make it more difficult for them to obtain abortions,” she wrote. “When a State severely limits access to safe and legal procedures, women in desperate circumstances may resort to unlicensed rogue practitioners…at great risk to their health and safety. So long as this Court adheres to Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers laws like H.B. 2 that do little or nothing for health, but rather strew impediments to abortion, cannot survive judicial inspection.” Ruth also made is clear that further cases that made their way into the courtroom wouldn’t be taken lightly nor kindly.
As a whole, I appreciate the work of Ruth Badar Ginsburg, and I find her work to be admirable just like her outspoken yet professional behaviors. These play major reasonings in why I’ve selected her as my justice of research, and I’m glad that I did.
Supreme Court overturned the federal law “DOMA,” the Defense of Marriage Act, which went into effected by President Bill Clinton. This law stated that marriage is a union between one man and one woman and states have the right to refuse same sex marriage. However as previously mentioned, that last was overturned and now same sex marriages are treated like any marriages. Case OBERGEFELL ET AL. v. HODGES, stated that no one deny same sex marriage. Katlyn and Soo Li who are both 25 years old and over the age of 18, which is the legal age one can marry. Soo Li spouse Katlyn is a United States Citizen because of this, Soo Li can apply for a green card.
Kenny is a U.S. citizen and because of this, his children are as well. The laws states that if you were born abroad to at least one us citizen parent , then you too are a citizen of the United States. Children born to both an American citizen and a German Citizen would occupy dual citizen. All the children would need is a passport. Kenny would have to file for an immigrant the K-3 Visa for his spouse Margarethe. The K-3 Visa allows Margarethe to enter the U.S. with temporary immigration status, while she waits for her green card.
Michael is born in the United State, 21 years and older and because he is a citizen of the US, he can file a family based petition for his family to obtain their green cards. Michael needs to file separate petitions on the USCIS Form I-130 for both parents Abo and Yoko. Once it’s approved, Michael would need to file the D-260 form since the parents are are not in the US. This is the visa form that would allow his parents to come to the United States. Afterwards, he can file for the green card for his parents. Since Michaels siblings are adults they can apply for the Visa waiver program since the live in Japan. Unless they decide to come to the us to go to school. If so, the siblings a can file for The F-1 visa. ”The F-1 visa is the most common type of student visa in the United States. The ‘F’ visa is reserved for nonimmigrants wishing to pursue academic studies and/or language training programs. F-1 visa is given only through ‘academic’ institutions.” Cited from slide number 4.
