Justices take up California same-sex marriage ban 
Published: December 7, 2012
Tags: equal protection, proposition 8, same-sex marriage, U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether California’s Proposition 8, the voter approved referendum banning same-sex marriage, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Gay marriage case one step away from Supreme Court’s door
Published: June 6, 2012
Tags: 9th Circuit, gay marriage, Prop 8, proposition 8, Supreme Court
The legal debate over gay marriage can be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court now that the en banc 9th Circuit has declined to review a three-judge panel’s ruling that erased a voter ban on same-sex marriage.
California same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: fourteenth amendment, proposition 8, same-sex marriage
The ban on gay marriage approved by California voters is unconstitutional, the 9th Circuit has ruled.
Proponents of Prop 8 can defend it in court
Published: November 21, 2011
Tags: California, gay marriage, proposition 8, same-sex marriage
Advocates for Proposition 8, the ballot measure that instituted a ban on same-sex marriage, have standing to defend the law in a legal challenge, the California Supreme Court ruled.
Prop 8 judge needn’t have recused himself from case
Published: June 20, 2011
Tags: proposition 8, same-sex marriage
A judge is not incapable of making an impartial decision about the constitutionality of a law solely because, as a citizen, he or she could be affected by the proceedings, a U.S. District Court in California has ruled.
Prop 8 supporters: Judge Walker should have recused
Published: May 31, 2011
Tags: Prop 8, proposition 8, same-sex marriage
U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself from the trial over the constitutionality of Proposition 8 because he had a stake in the outcome of the suit, according to a motion to set aside the verdict filed by supporters of the ballot initiative.
9th Circuit affirms stay on Calif. same-sex marriage
Published: April 6, 2011
Tags: gay marriage, Prop 8, proposition 8, same-sex marriage
Despite an appeal from gay and lesbian couples with the support of the state of California, the 9th Circuit affirmed an order staying same-sex marriages in the state.
Gay marriage amendment sent to California’s highest court
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: January 5, 2011
Tags: due process, equal protection, gay marriage, Prop 8, proposition 8, same-sex marriage
The 9th Circuit has decided to let the California Supreme Court answer a key question in the fight over the constitutionality of the state’s ban on gay marriage.
9th Circuit hears arguments in federal gay marriage case
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 7, 2010
Tags: gay marriage, proposition 8, same-sex couples, same-sex marriage
SAN FRANCISCO – In a San Francisco courtroom, the federal case over the constitutionality of barring gay marriage got one step closer to its anticipated final destination before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prop 8: AG’s debate comment may aid supporters
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: October 14, 2010
Tags: proposition 8, same-sex marriage
Supporters of Proposition 8 have seized upon a recent comment made by California Attorney General Jerry Brown during an election debate that they contend helps their cause.
