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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.
Judges Hear Arguments on Prop 8 Trial Video, Judge Vaughn Walker's Same-Sex Relationship
Update Friday, Dec 9: You can listen to the complete audio archive of yesterday's hearing below: Part 1: Hearing on whether to release the Prop 8 trial video Part 2: Hearing on whether Judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself … Continue reading
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
Federal Judge Grants Motion to Release Video of Prop. 8 Trial; Watch Video Clip From Trial
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Tweets from Scott Shafer here. Federal judge in SF grants motion to release video tapes of the #Prop. 8 trial. — Scott Shafer (@scottshafer) September 19, 2011 Judge James Ware finds "no compelling reason" to keep #Prop 8 trial tapes … 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
Motion to Overturn Vaughn Walker's Prop 8 Ruling Based on His Same-Sex Relationship Fails; Read Excerpts
Last year, Judge Vaughn Walker, now retired, ruled that Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, was unconstitutional. One of the legal rationales Prop 8 supporters have used in trying to get Walker's ruling overturned is that the judge's long-term same-sex … 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
Scott Shafer Reports From Prop 8 Hearing on Vaughn Walker's Same-Sex Relationship
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The California Report's Scott Shafer tweeted live today from the Proposition 8 hearing at the U.S. District Court for Northern California. The issue before Chief Judge James Ware: Should Vaughn Walker, the judge's predecessor, have disclosed his long-term same-sex relationship … Continue reading
Prop. 8 Backers: "Judge was biased"
Some are calling it a "hail Mary" legal move, but backers of Proposition 8 filed a motion in federal court Monday calling on the Chief Judge who replaced Vaughn Walker to throw out Walker's sweeping 2010 decision striking down the … Continue reading
AP: Gay Marriage Ban Backers to Cite Judge's Gay Partner in Appeal of Ruling
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From AP: The federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 that he is in a long-term relationship with another man has given them new grounds to appeal. Lawyer Andy Pugno tells The Associated Press on Monday that backers of the … Continue reading
