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Prop. 8 Arguments [LIVE VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 6) -- A three-judge panel representing San Francisco's 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments on the California state ban on same-sex marriage today. California voters approved Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman, in the 2008 elections. The three-judge panel will evaluate whether a U.S. District Court correctly ruled that the voter-approved amendment is unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. Today's oral arguments will take place in two hourlong sessions. The first hour will address issues. The second hour ...
Televised Gay Marriage Hearing Draws Wide Audience
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SAN FRANCISCO (Dec. 6) -- The legal fight over California's gay marriage ban went before a federal appeals court Monday in a hearing that reached a nationwide TV audience anxious for a final decision on whether the measure violates the U.S. Constitution. The hearing before a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also focused on whether supporters of voter-approved Proposition 8 have legal standing to challenge a lower court ruling that the ban was unconstitutional. The judges did not issue an immediate ruling and no timetable has been set. Jeff Chiu, AP From left, ...
Judge Keeps Same-Sex Nuptials on Hold, for Now
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 12) -- A federal judge on Thursday put gay marriages on hold for at least another six days in California, raising hopes among same-sex couples that they soon will be able to tie the knot after years of agonizing delays. Judge Vaughn Walker gave opponents of same-sex weddings until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. to get a ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on whether gay marriage should resume. Gay marriages could happen at that point or be put off indefinitely depending on how the court rules. Walker struck down the state's voter-approved gay marriage ban last week in a ...
California Gay Couples Lining Up for Marriage Licenses Ahead of Walker Ruling
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 12) -- In anticipation of U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling on whether gays and lesbians can immediately resume the practice of same-sex marriage, anticipated within hours, some couples have begun lining up to get a license at the first possible opportunity. Walker is expected to issue his ruling on whether to grant or deny a stay on same-sex marriage following his verdict that struck down Proposition 8, the amendment to California's constitution that denied gays and lesbians the right to marry. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, at least 15 couples arrived at San ...
Why Legal Team Behind Proposition 8 Failed
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 5) -- The legal team that fought to save California's Proposition 8 from history's scrap heap practically dared U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to rule against the 2008 ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in the Golden State. Led by attorney Charles Cooper, who stumbled and bumbled his way through closing arguments, these defenders of "traditional" marriage presented virtually no evidence to support their case during the months-long trial in San Francisco. Instead, they kept telling the veteran judge that legal standards and precedents were so clear and unambiguously in ...
Prop 8: California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyA federal judge in California has struck down that state's ban on same-sex marriage, saying Proposition 8, passed by voters two years ago, is unconstitutional. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's decision on Prop 8 is hardly the final word in the matter. Both sides had said they would appeal the ruling if it wasn't in their favor. The case would go first to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and eventually to the Supreme Court, if the justices agreed to review it. Walker wrote that the law "fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a ...
Prop. 8 Overturned: Read Judge Walker's Full Decision Here
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- In a historic ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker on Wednesday struck down California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage in the state as being solely between a man and a woman. "Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples," Walker's ruling stated. Here is the full ruling, via LGBT news blog Good As You: Prop 8 ...
Proposition 8 Trial: Plaintiffs' Closing Arguments [QUOTES]
By Carl Franzen - Politics DailyThe long, hard-fought battle over gay marriage in the state of California is finally winding down today (again) as attorneys on both sides of the case over the constitutionality of Proposition 8 make their closing arguments. Arguing for the Plaintiffs, attorney Theodore B. Olson said: "The fundamental right to marriage has been taken away from the plaintiffs and tens of thousands. Their state has stigmatized them as unworthy of marriage," according to BusinessWeek. Later, San Fransisco attorney Therese Stewart argued that: "Evidence of cost to government are symptomatic of harm that Prop. 8 ...
Landmark Gay Marriage Trial Kicks Off
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN FRANCISCO (Jan. 11) - The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf the case was brought will be among the first witnesses. The proceedings, which are expected to last two to three weeks, involve a challenge to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban approved by California voters in November 2008. Regardless of the outcome, the case is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where it ultimately could become a landmark that determines if gay Americans have ...
Opinion: New Approach Needed to Advance Gay Rights
By not in system - AOL News(Dec. 3) - In the immediate aftermath of the passage of California's Proposition 8 last fall -- where voters amended the state's constitution to recognize only marriages between one man and one woman -- there was a lot of finger-pointing in the gay community, but no bloodletting. Leaders of all the major gay organizations kept their jobs, including the leader of the one organization dedicated to promoting gay marriage and the head of the leading gay rights group in the Golden State. Well, Patrick Sammon, head of Log Cabin Republicans, did announce his retirement, but he was resigning for ...
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