Tag Archives: Proposition 8
Olson-Boies in court Monday
David Boies will be arguing the issue of standing during oral argument in the Proposition 8 case Monday in a federal appeals court. Boies is co-lead counsel of the legal team challenging California’s same-sex marriage ban, along with another prominent
Prop 8 judge rejects motion he recuse self
Federal appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt on Thursday rejected a motion from attorneys defending Proposition 8 to recuse himself from participating in the case.
Viewers’ Guide to Prop 8 argument December 6
A federal appeals panel in San Francisco will hear oral arguments Monday in the landmark challenge to Proposition 8—California’s voter-passed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. We’ve compiled some key information most court watchers will need to know and will want to
Argument set on Proposition 8 in 9th Circuit
Monday, December 6, at 10 a.m., the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear two hours of arguments in the appeal of the decision that found California’s same-sex marriage ban in violation of the U.S. Constitution.
Marriage referendum reaches high court
A lawsuit over a referendum on same-sex marriage has reached the U.S. Supreme Court. And it’s not Proposition 8.
Prop 8 challengers want ‘maximum impact’
The legal team challenging Proposition 8 in California has argued that proponents of the anti-gay measure don’t have legal standing to appeal a federal judge’s ruling last August that the initiative banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. But attorney Ted Boutrous,
Judge Walker to retire next year
The federal district court judge who earlier this year presided over the landmark trial challenging the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban announced Wednesday that he will retire in February. Judge Vaughn Walker, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for
Citizen letter to court: Walker should have recused himself
In one of the more unusual documents filed with the 9th Circuit in regards to the Proposition 8 appeal, a “citizen of the State of California” asks to file a brief in the case to discuss Judge Vaughn Walker’s bias,
