Controversial U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once again caused a firestorm just three days after the Supreme Court announced it will be hearing two landmark cases on same-sex marriage, including one case involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and another involving Proposition 8 which legalized same-sex marriage in California.
At Princeton University on Monday, a question from a gay student asked why the conservative judge draws parallels between homosexuality and laws banning bestiality and murder. “I don’t think it’s necessary, but I think it’s effective,” Scalia replied, adding that he believes legislative bodies are within their purview to ban acts that they believe are immoral.
Read more on Scalia’s controversial remarks here.
