MI Marriage: Schuette Asks For Full Appeals Court Review

The Michigan attorney general filed a petition with the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Friday, asking the court to bypass the usual three-judge panel hearing and go straight to a full appeals court review.
"Advancing our case to a hearing before the entire panel of Sixth Circuit judges will move us forward more quickly, and minimize delays in ultimately reaching the U.S. Supreme Court," explained Attorney General Bill Schuette in a press statement. "This move also offers the added benefit of conserving taxpayer resources by shortening the timeline of the litigation." Cases are moving quickly through two other circuits, both of which will be heard by three-judge panels in the coming days. If the Sixth Circuit grants Michigan's request, it could make DeBoer v. Snyder the first to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, but that doesn't guarantee that the Supreme Court would agree to hear that case.