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Author Archives: Scott Shafer
Prop 8: Oral Arguments Thursday on Whether Judge Vaughn Walker Had Confict of Interest as Gay Man in Long-Term Relationship
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It's been exactly a year since a panel of 9th Circuit Court judges heard oral arguments on an appeal of Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision striking down Prop. 8 for violating the U.S. Constitution. No decision has been rendered on … Continue reading
AIDS Memorial Grove: SF's Best Kept Secret?
San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is one of the city's top tourist attractions. And yet very few of the thousands who visit the park each year ever stop to see the National AIDS Memorial Grove, just a stone's throw from … Continue reading
Ex-Insider Scott Shafer on Why Politicos Hate Ranked-Choice Voting
The November 8th mayoral election in San Francisco is ranked choice voting's biggest moment. Other cities (including Oakland and even San Francisco in previous less-contested elections) have used this "instant runoff system" before. But this is by far the most … Continue reading
Prop 8 Judge Says He'll Rule Quickly on Release of Trial Video; Main Issue of Legal Standing to Be Heard Next Week
At today's hearing on whether to release the Prop. 8 trial recordings, federal Judge James Ware noted that on his way into the building this morning he saw a woman holding a sign that read "Free the Tapes." That elicited … Continue reading
"Milk" Director's Next Project: Prop. 8, on Broadway
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Dustin Lance Black, who snagged an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay by writing Milk starring Sean Penn, has turned his talent to Prop. 8, using courtroom transcripts and interviews to create a Broadway-bound play called "8." And befitting Black's reputation, … Continue reading
Analysis: Prop 8 Standing Question May Be a Close Call; Oral Arguments Set for Sept 6
Months after agreeing to a request by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court has set a date (September 6th) for oral arguments to consider whether state law allows proponents of ballot measures to defend them in … Continue reading
Will New York Break Same-Sex Marriage Log Jam in CA?
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Friday's dramatic passage of a law permitting same sex marriage in New York State raises the obvious question: What does this mean for California? The answer? A squishy "too soon to tell." New York has a set of circumstances unique … Continue reading
Prop 8 Judge Could Rule Tuesday on Vaughn Walker Bias Issue
At the end of Monday's 3-hour long oral arguments, District Court Judge James Ware said he hoped to have a written ruling on the motion to have Judge Vaughn Walker's Prop 8 ruling vacated "within 24 hours". The bottom line … Continue reading
Appeals Court: San Francisco's Ranked-Choice Voting OK
A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld San Francisco's ranked-choice voting system—referring to the author of beloved children's classics. In writing the 35-page opinion (PDF), Judge Marsha Berzon alluded to Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, "better … Continue reading
Hearing on Motion to Vacate Vaughn Walker Prop 8 Decision Due to Sexual Orientation Set for June
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James Ware, Chief Judge of the Northern District of California, today issued an order expediting the hearing schedule for efforts have Judge Walker's Prop. 8 decision striking down Prop. 8 vacated. "Due to the nature of the Motion," Ware wrote, … Continue reading
