A Viewer's Guide to the Ninth Circuit Oral Argument in the Proposition 8 Case

If the court simply dismisses the appeal, then presumably the district court order goes into effect, and same-sex couples can once again marry in California. But alternatively, a finding that no one has standing to defend Prop. 8 on appeal could be read to entail that no one had standing to defend it at trial--in which case the appeals court might have to vacate the entire opinion by the district ...

FindLaw • Dec 14, 2010