Slugfest on gay marriage (and standing) in 9th Circuit

Most significant to the standing point, which was argued first, Judge Reinhardt strongly suggested that he was inclined to certify a question to the California Supreme Court to help resolve whether the proponents of Prop 8 had standing to appeal Judge Walker's order. That means that the Ninth Circuit will suspend its consideration of the issues until the California Supreme Court answers the quest...

Hunter for Justice • Dec 7, 2010

Appeals aplenty in the Perry case

It's unclear what the ACLU and Equality CA will do next. They could seek further review, but they may also be satisfied with the court's clarifying statement that communications about the formulation of campaign strategy and messages should be protected, regardless of whether the exchanges are internal within one organization or between persons in different groups. That was the primary issue with...

Hunter for Justice • Apr 16, 2010

My top three questions about the Perry case

Lastly, what will the impact be of Perry on the effort to repeal Prop 8? Emotions are running high and ragged in California about whether to put repeal on the 2010 ballot (a prospect that diminishes in likelihood every day) or whether to wait, presumably until 2012. But how - if at all - will the dynamics change if the trial court rules that Prop 8 is unconstitutional, maybe a year from now, in su...

Hunter for Justice • Aug 26, 2009