What is the likelihood of the Court of Appeal overturning an ordinance that prohibits same-sex marriage?
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The following excerpt is from National Advertising Co. v. Town of Niagara, 942 F.2d 145 (2nd Cir. 1991):
We are particularly hesitant to undertake revisions of the ordinance in light of the fact that we are a federal court interpreting a local ordinance. The interests of federalism and comity dictate conservatism in imposing our interpretive views on state statutes. See Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc., 472 U.S. 491, 508, 105 S.Ct. 2794, 2804, 86 L.Ed.2d 394 (1985) (O'Connor, J., concurring).
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