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27 Apr 2010, 12:31 pm by Lyle Denniston
Arguing for the ballot measure proponents will be James Bopp, Jr., of Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom in Terre Haute, Ind., and for Washington State officials will be the state’s Attorney General, Robert M. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:00 am by Cicely Wilson
Writ columnists Vik Amar and Alan Brownstein recently wrote an interesting article on the latest ruling in the litigation regarding Proposition 8, California’s anti-gay-marriage initiative. [read post]
1 Dec 2011, 7:00 am by Cicely Wilson
Writ columnists Vik Amar and Alan Brownstein recently wrote an interesting article on the latest ruling in the litigation regarding Proposition 8, California’s anti-gay-marriage initiative. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 2:25 pm by Paul Smith
  California could have given the proponents some sort of official status as its representatives. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 1:36 pm by Amanda Beck
The question of who can defend a ballot measure on appeal is important because two California administrations have refused to support Proposition 8. [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 1:36 pm by Amanda Beck
The question of who can defend a ballot measure on appeal is important because two California administrations have refused to support Proposition 8. [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]
4 Jan 2011, 12:53 pm by Eugene Volokh
Proponents contend that they possess such an “interest that is created and secured by California law” — an interest in the validity of the voter-approved initiative they sponsored, which interest is “inva[ded]” by the judgment declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. [read post]
7 Feb 2012, 10:06 am by Lyle Denniston
  That task then was taken up by the official proponents of Proposition 8, and, after losing in Judge Walker’s court, they took the issue on to the Ninth Circuit. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 6:19 pm by Garry J. Wise, Wise Law Office, Toronto
For example, in his ruling today, Judge Walker casts serious doubt on whether the proponents of Prop 8 even have "standing" to pursue an appeal because they do not speak for the state of California, and the official representatives of the state agree that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 4:38 pm by GuestPost
Accordingly, it was held that “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples. [read post]
16 Feb 2012, 4:33 pm by Eoin Daly
Accordingly, it was held that “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and families as inferior to those of opposite-sex couples. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 11:46 pm by Jeff Gamso
Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.We're not done, of course. [read post]
27 Jun 2013, 8:03 am by Gregory Forman
After a bench trial, the court declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional and enjoined the public officials named as defendants from enforcing the law. [read post]
15 Aug 2011, 11:50 am by William Eskridge - Guest
Finally, the briefs filed by the Proposition 8 proponents have been strikingly unable to tie the exclusion of same-sex couples to any neutral state interest. [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]
8 Feb 2012, 7:54 am by Marty Lederman
Evans, and thus no further analysis was necessary: "Reinhardt claims [that] Proposition 8 is (almost) exactly like Amendment 2 which the Court struck down in Romer--and therefore the panel has no choice but to strike down Proposition 8. [read post]
10 Feb 2012, 10:56 am by Courtney Minick
This case involved Proposition 8, which amended the California state constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. [read post]