Law Practice
Nov. 7, 2008
Gay Marriage Advocates Sue to Block Amendment
Robin Tyler, center, and her spouse, Diane Olson, left, hold hands as they listen to attorney Gloria Allred announce a new lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that bans same-sex marriages in California, approved by voters on Tuesday. The couple married last June after Allred represented them in their victory before the state Supreme Court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Once again, the California Supreme Court finds itself at the epicenter of the divisive same-sex marriage debate. A day after voters overturned the court's landmark 4-3 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, the justices were asked to invalidate the ban approved by 52 percent of voters. The plaintiffs' key legal argument is that Proposition 8 was so sweeping that it amounted to a revi...
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