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State Supreme Court to hear challenges to Prop. 8
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... denying a stay that would have allowed county clerks to resume issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples until the case was decided. No hearing has been scheduled. The court also said it would consider the validity of 18,000 same-sex marriages performed between mid-June, when its ruling took effect, and Nov. 4. Attorney General Jerry Brown, who will defend Prop. 8 as the state's chief lawyer, contends those marriages are legal, but sponsors of the initiative disagree. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/1... YES!
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Proposition 8 But Denies Stay in Gay Marriage Ban
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... The California Supreme Court agreed to decide today the legality of California’s Proposition 8 that restored the traditional definition of marriage (one man and one woman) to the California Constitution. ...
Update on 8
Shakesville —
State Supreme Court to hear challenges to Prop. 8: The state Supreme Court plunged back into the same-sex marriage wars today, agreeing to decide the legality of a ballot measure that repealed the right of gay and lesbian couples to wed in California. At the urging of both sponsors and opponents of Proposition 8, the justices voted 6-1 to grant review of lawsuits challenging the Nov. 4 initiative, with Justice Joyce Kennard dissenting.Same-sex marriage will remain on hold while the court considers Prop 8's constitutionality; the court will also ...
CA Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to Prop 8
GayPatriot —
... It looks like the unhappy activists may get their way. The state Supreme Court will hear a challenge to “the legality” of Proposition 8. At issue is whether Proposition 8 is a revision to the state constitution or an amendment: ...
Prop 8 Gay Marriage Ban Goes to Calif. Supreme Court
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... The California Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legality of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that robbed gay and lesbian couples of marriage rights. ...
Does California Supreme Court Justice Joyce Kennard’s Vote Yesterday a Good Sign for Proposition 8?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... briefly mentioned the fact that Justice Kennard did NOT sign the order.
From the order:
Justice Kennard would deny these petitions without prejudice to the filing in this court of an appropriate action to determine Proposition 8’s effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before Proposition 8’s adoption.
Justice Kennard, in fact, voted against reviewing the constitutionality of Proposition 8. Why?
While both sides cheered the court’s decision to take up the ...
