State Bar & Bar Associations
Aug. 10, 2010
Administration May Defend Prop. 8
The Obama administration might have to support Proposition 8 before the U.S. Supreme Court because of the executive branch's duty to defend federal statutes, in this case the Defense of Marriage Act, Kenneth W. Starr said Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - The Obama administration might have to support Proposition 8 before the U.S. Supreme Court because of the executive branch's duty to defend federal statutes, in this case the Defense of Marriage Act, Kenneth W. Starr said Friday.
This situation would arise only if the administration chose to intervene in any upcoming Supreme Court litigation over Prop 8. Starr's ...
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