Results for: prop 8 trial
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Obama Administration Joins the Club, Files Amicus Brief Against Prop 8 in Supreme Court Case
The Justice Department’s amicus brief joins other ones opposed to Prop 8, including one from 75 pro-equality Republicans. This leaves a lot of questions: namely, what took them so long?
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Anti-Gay Groups Going Broke For Breaking Our Hearts
With groups that oppose gay marriage finding it hard to find money to do so, the tide may be more decisively turning in gay rights’ favor.
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Judge Walker Still Gay, Still Totally Competent To Rule on Prop 8
In case you were worried we hadn’t spent enough time discussing Judge Walker’s gayness.
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Protect Marriage May Win The Legal Standing Battle, But Not The Gay Marriage War
They might get to keep “the precious power” of voter initiatives, but we might get marriage.
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What Happened With Judge Walker: Gay Judges Officially Ruled Okay As Judges
We won a thing in California again! However if we hadn’t won THIS thing, I’d probably be screaming from my eyeballs right now. Real loud.
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Claim that Gay Judge is Unfit to Rule on Prop 8 Gets its Dreadful Day in Court, Hurts Our Feelings
This is right up there with “the most offensive things you a-holes have done to us.”
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Judge Will Decide Prop 8 Trial Today, Supporters Unleash Homophobia Early
Judge Walker will announce his decision this afternoon, so check back with us! Also, Prop 8 supporters are already trying to prevent even the chance of gays getting married, should Vaughn overrule Prop 8.
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James Ware Replaces Judge Vaughn Walker: Will It Affect Prop 8 and Gay Marriage?
Judge James Ware was appointed to fill the spot that Judge Vaughn Walker (of Prop 8 Trial fame) left when he retired. Except who even is this guy?
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Prop 8 Trial Resumes Today With 100 Questions
Judge Walker will begin hearing closing arguments in the Prop 8 trial today. Oh, and the Prop 8 supporters are going to ask him to expand the reach of the ban. Catch yourself up so we can process everything tomorrow!
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Prop 8 Trial is Over, We Obviously Won, Just Waiting for Confirmation on That
We recap last night’s press conference on the Prop 8 Trial’s closing arguments and affirm our personal feeling that we’ve got this sh*t in the bag, amirite? Also; Stonewall Uprising, Boy Scouts still hate gays, Rachel Maddow on the oil spill and lesbians raise better kids.
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The Prop 8 Appeal Hearing: OMFG What Happened
Your recap of the Prop 8 hearing is here! It took a while to get to you but that’s because Charles Cooper’s ears are just too weird, that and his terrible legal arguments kept throwing us off. Anyhow let’s talk about the future of gay marriage in California!
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The [Gay Marriage] Revolution Will Be Televised: Prop 8 on CSPAN
The original Prop 8 case wasn’t televised, but the hearing on whether or not Prop 8 should ultimately be repealed will be.
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BREAKING: Judge Walker’s Ruling on the Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial – GAYS WIN
Judge Walker’s ruling on the constitutionality of California’s anti-gay Proposition 8 was handed down today: we give you the rundown, and ask for your thoughts. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, DID WE ACTUALLY JUST WIN?
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Prop 8 Gay Marriage Trial Closing Arguments Recap: This Time It’s Personal
Are you ready to get this Prop 8 thing taken care of once and for all? SO ARE WE. We recap today’s closing arguments on the Prop 8 trial on gay marriage in California, with characteristic Autostraddle style and class.
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We’ll Always Have Prop 8 I Mean Paris: Goodbye, Judge Walker
Judge Walker, our collective judicial heartthrob, has announced that he’ll be leaving the bench at the end of this year in a decision he says has nothing to do with Proposition 8.
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Judge Walker and the Comeback Kids: How the Gays Beat Prop 8
By now you’ve probably heard about Prop 8, right? You’ve probably raised a glass or shed a tear or hugged a puppy, maybe you even told your mom. Wondering what it really means and what’s next? Well good news! Everyone’s favorite resident law expert, Autostraddle Legal Correspondent Jessica is here to explain the ins and outs of the ruling so you can know exactly what to say when you’re gloating to your smack-talking relatives on facebook.
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Prop 8 Gets its Stay, Gays Won’t Get Married Wednesday, Hate Hate Go Away
The stay on same-sex marriages in California has been extended at least until December. Take a deep breath and hold on tight.
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Prop 8 Overturned: Top 10 Smackdowns & Affirmations From Judge Walker’s 138-Page Decision
Did you read the Prop 8 Trial recaps? Even if you didn’t, you’ll LOVE the highlights from this 138-page ruling, it’s everything you’ve ever wanted to hear w/r/t your rights and the other side’s ridiculousness. Riese let me write this post because it’s easier than you reading the whole thing and cheaper than me going to therapy.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Loves Gay People, Wants Them Married ASAP
On Friday afternoon something special happened: Republican Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger said that he thinks gay people should be allowed to get married right now! Not everybody agrees with him, though.
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Dear Prop 8 Gays & Anti-Gays, Judge Walker Has Some Questions For You Now.
Judge Walker released NINE PAGES of critical thinking questions about the arguments in the Prop 8 trial. Closing arguments start in a week! Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were pardoned last week and now Steven seeks a “normal life” with a new girlfriend. Also, White House on DADT and MORMONS ARE GETTING SUED for failure to disclose its Prop 8 contributions.