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Civil Rights

Aug. 20, 2010

County May Be Barred From Prop. 8 Case

Now that a federal judge has struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, the legal community is buzzing with the possibility that the entity that stepped up to defend the law may not have standing.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Now that a federal judge has struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional, the legal community is buzzing with the possibility that the entity that stepped up to defend the law - when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown refused to do so - may not have the right to appeal the decision.

Although ProtectMarriage.com, the backers of the same-sex ma...

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