Very interesting, especially with some of Judge Jones' comments:
A lawsuit seeking to overturn the state’s ban on gay marriage cleared an early hurdle today as a federal judge ruled against three motions to dismiss that were filed by state and county-level officials...
U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III, of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, noted that there was a time when federal courts did not weigh in on gay rights claims, but that time has passed.
“The Supreme Court has decided several cases since [1972] which demonstrate that it no longer views constitutional challenges based on sex or sexual identity classifications as unsubstantial,” he wrote. “Finally, in June of this year, the Supreme Court held that a federal statute defining marriage as only between heterosexual couples violated the equal protection and due process rights of same-sex couples who had married in states where same-sex marriage is legally recognized.”
Of course, trying to divine how a judge is going to rule based on statements issued before the case is even heard is a fool's game, but it sure sounds like the judge will carefully weigh the arguments.