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Monday, December 06, 2010
Courts - 9th Circuit Prop. 8 oral argument online today at 1 pm
A three-judge panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear an oral argument today on California’s ban against same-sex marriage. In the November 2008 elections, California voters approved Proposition 8, an amendment to California’s Constitution that limits marriage to a man and a woman. The Court will decide if a lower court rightly struck down the voter-approved ban as unconstitutional.A chance to hear two outstanding litigators, David Boies and Ted Olson. Here is coverage from the Mercury News.The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California found Proposition 8 unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, and entered an order permanently enjoining the enforcement of Proposition 8.
The oral argument will be divided into two hour-long sessions with a brief recess in between. In the first hour, the parties will address each appellant’s standing and any other procedural matters that may properly be raised. In the second hour, the parties will address the constitutionality of Proposition 8.
Here is coverage from today's NY Times.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 6, 2010 09:39 AM
Posted to Courts in general