Another wave of legal arguments filed over California's Proposition 8

[Newsjock]

Source: San Jose Mercury News

Another wave of legal arguments hit the California Supreme Court today in the battle over Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage.

Local governments, led by San Francisco and Santa Clara County, filed their latest opposition papers to Proposition 8, describing the voter-approved initiative as a "dark moment'' in California history. The brief is an attempt to refute the legal arguments of Proposition 8 backers as the Supreme Court weighs a challenge from government officials, civil rights groups and same-sex couples who are seeking the right to marry.

... Proposition 8 supporters, represented by former Whitewater prosecutor and Pepperdine law school dean Kenneth Starr, also responded with fresh legal arguments today, calling Brown's argument an attempt to "declare a constitutional revolution.''

...The Supreme Court has set a deadline for final briefs to be filed by late January, and could hear the case as early as March, meaning a decision would come by early summer. Among other things, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the gay marriage ban, as well as the validity of thousands of same-sex marriages that have already taken place in the past six months.


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[No Elephants]

1. Good. Donate to the Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.com K & R

[GodlessBiker]

2. Pepperdine sucks.

[keopeli]

3. Yes, my alma mater has many problems and Ken Starr sucks

I do not defend Pepperdine. I will say that there are very good people there fighting for truth and justice from the inside of the conservative beasts' belly and they deserve our support. I personally know several of the leading conservative "thinkers" (a contradiction in terms)and enjoy our political repartee. However, when the rubber meets the road and their representatives break laws, abandon principals, ignore human rights, etc, I have no patience or tolerance for their points of view.

I have not and will not ever give money or support to Pepperdine until such a time as they disavow all of their anti-christian, bigoted and elitist perspectives. I have little hope that day will come, but I won't give up the fight.

Peace

[GodlessBiker]

4. Good for you. It is a difficult struggle, I'm sure.

[yardwork]

5. I feel for you. Nixon went to my alma mater.