Family
Jul. 6, 2009
Prop. 8 Order Evokes Civil Rights Era
Judge Vaughn Walker's order in the Prop. 8 case carries shades of the legal reasoning of the civil-rights era, some analysts say.
By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - For years, organizations fighting to secure the right for same-sex couples to marry kept their battlefield confined within individual states, taking their chances state-by-state and tallying wins and losses under the federal radar. The common perception was that the federal court system - where all roads lead to the U.S. Supreme Court - was not ready for a case asserting a right to same-s...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - For years, organizations fighting to secure the right for same-sex couples to marry kept their battlefield confined within individual states, taking their chances state-by-state and tallying wins and losses under the federal radar. The common perception was that the federal court system - where all roads lead to the U.S. Supreme Court - was not ready for a case asserting a right to same-s...
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