MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — People looking for clues about how soon the Supreme Court might weigh in on state bans of gay marriage should watch the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a Minnesota audience Tuesday that there would be "some urgency" if an appeals court upholds same-sex marriage bans. Such a ruling would run contrary to a legal trend favoring gay marriage.
But Ginsburg says if the appeals court covering Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee falls in line with other rulings, there's "no need for us to rush."
She says the nation's top court will reach a decision point "sooner or later," while commenting on how much societal attitudes regarding same-sex marriage have changed.
Ginsburg spoke at the University of Minnesota Law School.
