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Prop. 8 at the Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
In California's June 2000 primary, 61 percent of the electorate voted "yes" on Proposition 22, a measure that amended state law to read, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized " in the state. The state Supreme Court overturned the law in 2008 as discriminatory, opening the way for same-sex couples to get legally married in the state. About 18,000 gay and lesbian couples took advantage of the chance to tie the knot.
But the door that had been opened to same-sex couples slammed shut in November 2008, when voters passed Proposition 8. The measure, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, passed with 52 percent of the vote.
Gay-marriage advocates immediately filed challenges with the California Supreme Court, which agreed to hear the case, and in May 2009, the court upheld Prop. 8, another blow against same-sex marriage.
Timeline: The Long Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage in California
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When the Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, it will mark one more step in a long legal battle to determine the ultimate disposition of the same-sex marriage ban.
And while the legal battle over Proposition 8 has been long and winding enough, the battle over same-sex marriage in California actually goes back even further, as you'll see in this timeline.
Analysis: Will the Supreme Court Hear the Proposition 8 Case?
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Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant a rehearing of the Proposition 8 case. In February, a three-judge panel of the court voted 2-1 to uphold a lower court's ruling that the same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, … Continue reading
Request for En Banc Rehearing of Prop 8 Case Denied by 9th Circuit
The petition by Prop 8 proponents for a rehearing of the case by a larger panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has been denied. Read the ruling here Prop 8 proponents now have 90 days to file an … Continue reading
Prop 8 Filing Tomorrow Could Be 9th Circuit's Decision on Rehearing Case En Banc
Update Tuesday: The petition for an en banc rehearing has been denied. Monday's post The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just announced there will be a filing tomorrow in Perry v. Brown — the Proposition 8 case. "The filing will … Continue reading
Watch Video Replay of Prop 8 Play With George Clooney, Brad Pitt
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The American Foundation for Equal Rights, which is sponsoring the court challenge to Proposition 8, live-streamed Saturday night a Los Angeles reading of 8, Dustin Lance Black's play about the trial in which Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that California's same-sex … Continue reading
Analysis of Prop 8 En Banc Filing: Proponents Looking For Stronger Dissent to Take to SCOTUS
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Proponents of Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, have asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for an en banc review of a ruling by a three-judge panel upholding a lower court's striking down the law as unconstitutional. An en … Continue reading
Prop 8 Ruling Legal Analysis: Decision Made With Eye Toward Warding Off Supreme Court
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UC Davis law professor Vik Amar analyzed the 9th Circuit's Prop 8 ruling in an interview with KQED's Scott Shafer today. Amar's take: The two judges in the majority, Stephen Reinhardt and Michael Hawkins, may have tailored their decision in … Continue reading
Appeals Court Upholds Vaughn Walker Ruling Invalidating Prop. 8
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling invalidating Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. The federal appeals court has declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
Read the Full Prop 8 Ruling and Key Passages
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Here is today's full Appeals Court decision upholding Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to strike down Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban. Ninth Circuit Prop. 8 decision The first few passages summarize the findings and also speak to the narrowness of … Continue reading
