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10 Apr 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
  But many—myself included—think that, among the various scenarios, the most probable outcome (and one that is perhaps more likely than not) is that a majority of Justices will dispose of the case by finding that the Proposition 8 sponsors (also known as the officialproponents” of the measure), the only ones who defended against the challenge, do not enjoy standing in federal court to speak on behalf of the State. [read post]
29 Mar 2013, 5:20 pm
Justice Kennedy, expressed concern that if the Court were to hold that the Proposition 8 proponents lack Article III standing because they are not agents of the state of California... such a ruling might invite executive officials in California to effectively “thwart the initiative process” (Justice Kennedy’s words), simply by refusing to appeal lower court rulings declaring that such initiatives are invalid.... [read post]
28 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm by Vikram David Amar
Supreme Court could easily conclude that the requirements of federal standing are not necessarily met by the proponents in the Proposition 8 setting itself. [read post]
27 Mar 2013, 4:46 am by Heidi Henson
With Proposition 8, for example, the court could simply uphold a lower court’s ruling that nullified the law. [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 1:09 pm by LindaMBeale
Perry, the ith Circuit case dealing with California Proposition 8) and the 27th (Windsor, the NY same-sex widow's estate tax claim that DOMA is unconstitutional), the American Academic of Pediatrics joined a number of other organizations of experts in family and child welfare to adopt an official policy of endorsing same-sex marriage, for the benefit of children. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 8:11 am by Marty Lederman
In Part II of their brief, the Proposition 8 challengers also urge a third rationale:  Relying upon the Court’s due process holdings about marriage in Loving v. [read post]
24 Jan 2013, 6:16 pm by Lyle Denniston
  It posed the question of whether the sponsors of the “Proposition 8″ ballot measure had “standing” to appeal, under Article III. [read post]
15 Jan 2013, 11:30 am by Guest Blogger
Perry, the federal challenge to California’s Proposition 8. [read post]
12 Jan 2013, 10:37 am by Guest Blogger
Perry, the plaintiffs challenge California’s Proposition 8, which built a prohibition on same-sex marriage into the state constitution. [read post]
16 Nov 2012, 9:38 am by Bruce Khula
Wilson, 122 F.3d 692 (9th Cir. 1997), in which the Ninth Circuit found constitutional California’s Proposition 209, an enactment materially similar to Proposal 2. [read post]
24 Aug 2012, 7:55 pm by Lyle Denniston
In San Francisco officials’ new brief in the “Proposition 8? [read post]
29 Jun 2012, 3:01 pm by Lyle Denniston
   Soon to be filed at the Court is a case from California, testing the constitutionality of “Proposition 8,” the voter-approved ban on marriage for gays and lesbians in that state. “Proposition 8″ has been struck down by a federal appeals court, as has DOMA in the case newly filed at the Supreme Court. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 11:48 am
Proponents of Proposition 8 have 90 days from the date of the ruling to appeal the decision to the U.S. [read post]
5 Jun 2012, 11:39 am by Irene C. Olszewski, Esq.
 Unable to defend Proposition 8 on its merits, Proponents claim that the now-retired Chief Judge Vaughn R. [read post]