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Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is asking to go back to the Supreme Court.
In a July 2 filing noted on the Supreme Court docket, lawyers for the governor have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a September 2011 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that had the effect of keeping same-sex partners health-care benefits in place in the state.
After the 2011 decision, lawyers for the state asked the Ninth Circuit to re-hear the case en banc, or by an 11-judge panel. On April 3, the Ninth Circuit denied the request, starting the 90-day clock for the governor to file a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to take the case.
The Ninth Circuit ruling, which upheld a trial-court ruling, kept an Arizona law from going into effect that, as the appeals court held, would have terminated eligibility for health-care benefits of state employees same-sex partners.
Brewer Seeks Supreme Court Review of Partners' Health-Benefits Case
She's nutz. How on earth did she get elected?