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Civil Rights

Aug. 5, 2010

Walker To Rule in Prop. 8 Case

Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue an order Wednesday in the closely-watched federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, a court media liaison announced Tuesday.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue an order Wednesday in the closely-watched federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, a court media liaison announced Tuesday. Walker heard closing arguments in the case, in which two gay couples contend the law violates their right to equal protection, in June. The two-and-a-half...

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