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news.yahoo.com - 11/24/2008
Minorities fear trend from California gay marriage ban - Yahoo! News
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) California's gay marriage ban could open the door to legal discrimination against unpopular groups if the state Supreme Court allows the voter-approved measure to stand, blacks, Latinos, Asians and other minorities said. The November 4 vote, supporting an end to legal ...
latimes.com - 11/19/2008
Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court agreed today to review legal challenges to Prop.... 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in ... (more) Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California ...
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nytimes.com - 11/18/2008
California Asks Court to Weigh Ban on Gay Marriage
— nytimes.com — The California attorney general said in a brief that a review of the constitutionality of Proposition 8... was necessary to provide closure. > (more) California Asks Court to Weigh Ban on Gay Marriage
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Gay Marriage and the California Courts
online.wsj.com - 11/26/2008
Gay Marriage and the California Courts
— online.wsj.com — Democracy loses if Prop. 8 is overruled. (more) Gay Marriage and the California Courts

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Minorities Fear Trend from California gay Marriage Ban
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... the November vote. Those marriages may now hang in the balance. Connecticut and Massachusetts are the only states that allow gay marriage. Legal scholars say the measure, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, breaks new ground by limiting the courts' ability to protect minorities. "They could take away any right from any group," said University of Southern California Law Professor David Cruz, who filed a brief in favor of gay marriage in an earlier case. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081124/us_nm/us_gaymarriag...

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Suburban Guerrilla — ... I really, really hate the whole proposition system in California - but I’m even more disgusted that it allowed civil rights to be put to a vote. The entire point of rights is to protect those in a minority status. ...

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