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Government

Jun. 15, 2009

AG Weighs in on Federal Challenge to Prop. 8

Top California officials lined up last week to argue against allowing new same-sex weddings in the state while a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, which ban such unions, progresses in court.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Top California officials lined up last week to argue against allowing new same-sex weddings in the state while a federal lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, which ban such unions, progresses in court.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed separate opposition briefs urging Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco to reject calls by plaintiffs for...

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