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Law Practice

Nov. 19, 2008

Friends, Foes Urge Court to Act Fast on Proposition 8 Challenges

Pressure is mounting on the California Supreme Court to take a closer look at the validity of a voter-approved constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Pressure is mounting on the California Supreme Court to take a closer look at the validity of a voter-approved constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Even defenders of the ban - including the Yes on 8 campaign and Attorney General Jerry Brown - urged the high court Monday to promptly resolve the important legal questions raised in a series of petitions challenging the ban rather than dism...

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