All posts tagged "proposition 8"
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RNC Slams Obama on DADT Repeal, Stopped DOMA Defense, Prop 8 Opposition
[Image, above: A screen capture from the top of the Republican National Committee’s new website, “Hope Isn’t Hiring,” which takes aim at President Obama’s record...
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Ninth Circuit Denies Request to Vacate Stay, Keeps Prop 8 in Effect During Appeal
In a brief order issued today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied the plaintiffs’ request to vacate its earlier stay order,...
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Prop 8 Lawsuit Lawyers Ask Ninth Circuit to Lift Stay and Allow California Same-Sex Marriages
Moments after the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it would no longer be defending challenges to Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act,...
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California High Court Takes Prop 8 Standing Question
The California Supreme Court granted the request to take the certified question, as requested by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in...
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L.A. Times: California High Court to Make Prop 8 Case Decision Today
The Los Angeles Times reports: The California Supreme Court will decide Wednesday whether to plunge back into the legal battle over same-sex marriage. The state...
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Prop 8 Decision Could Come Next Week, Chief Justice Says
The Los Angeles Times reports today on a Wednesday interview with the new California Supreme Court Chief Justice, in which she says the decision whether...
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Parties In Prop 8 Case Spar Over Standing, State Law Questions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in considering whether the proponents of California’s Proposition 8 even have the legal ability to appeal...
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Battle of the Brains: Reinhardt and Olson Spar, Nicely, Over Prop 8 Litigation Decisions
Ted Olson, on a conference call today with reporters, defended the litigation decisions made by his team in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the challenge to Proposition...
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Ninth Circuit Sends a Question About Standing to the California Supreme Court
At 11 a.m. Pacific Time today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a series of orders and opinions in the Perry...
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Metro Weekly’s Prop 8 Argument Summary
Here’s the FAQ about today’s two-hour oral argument in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, which is now under way before the three-judge panel of the U.S Court...
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Prop 8 Argument Day FAQ
The topic of same-sex marriage — particularly, marriage in California — has popped into the public’s eye with regularity over the past two-and-a-half years. On...
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The Prop 8 Ninth Circuit Panel: A Trio of Judges Worthy of Note
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today announced the panel of judges who will be hearing next week’s appeals, which includes the...
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Eight Days in a Changed World
During the next eight days, efforts aimed at stopping discrimination in two of the most traditionally conservative (and heterosexual) of institutions – marriage and the...
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Kamala Harris, Prop 8 Opponent, Wins California AG’s Race
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris (D) will be the...
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AFER Co-Founder Goes From Fighting Prop 8 to Running Michelle Obama’s Communications Office
[Photo: Attorney Ted Olson speaks to Chad Griffin (right) and Kristina Schake before the start of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial challenging the constitutionality of...
