proposition 8

Proposition 8 was a legislative initiative on the election ballot in California in 2008. The Proposition changed the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry. Proposition 8 was highly controversial with supporters and opponents raising more than $70 million to make their cases. While the court decides, the debate continues.

Proposition 8 has been challenged in several law suits now before the California Supreme Court. The state’s Attorney General Jerry Brown has also filed suit to overturn the Proposition, writing that the courts have already said that the right to marry is protected as an “inalienable right.”

In defense of the Proposition, Kenneth Starr has written, "Proposition 8's brevity is matched by its clarity." Starr also wrote, “There are no conditional clauses, exceptions, exemptions or exclusions." He is one of the Proposition’s authors and dean of Pepperdine University's law school.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “proposition 8”

• in Politics
  Home Run for Democracy – California Supreme Court Rules For Sponsors of Prop 8
  The gay rights groups argue that they will still win in federal court on constitutional grounds.
  by stephengfm / on Nov 17, 2011
• in Politics
  The Paranoid Guide to Better Living: Proposition 8 & Gay Marriage
  Proposition 8 has been overturned by the U.S. District Court. Now Gays and Lesbians can argue with their spouses over the remote - legally - like the rest of us.
  by cebsilver / on Aug 4, 2010
• in Videos
  Overturn Prop 8, Make Homosexuals Marry
  Justin Long and Mike White star as Devin and Glenn, a married gay couple, in this charming new PSA.
  by bryanmckay / on Jun 7, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “proposition 8”

 

• WATCH: AFER Explains Prop 8 Case

  
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  The Gaytterdämmerung case of Hollingsworth v Perry  could be released by the United States Supreme Court as early as tomorrow but will probably not come out until next Monday or Thursday June 27 at the latest. The organization behind the federal challenge to Californias Proposition 8 is the American Foundation ...
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• Prop 8 from the Beginning: VIDEO

  
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  The American Foundation for Equal Rights has just put out this video chronicling the Proposition 8 case from its beginning. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP ... The next possible day that the Supreme Court could rule on the marriage cases is this Monday. Find out where Day of Decision rallies are happening around the country ...
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• How Will Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vote On Marriage Equality?

  
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  For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the argument that same-sex couples should be satisfied with civil unions or domestic partnerships probably has a familiar ring — and not a pretty one. It probably sounds a lot like the argument that opponents made against women at the Virginia Military Institute in U.S. v. ...
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• Family Holds Epic Funeral for Proposition 8: VIDEO

  
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  The Leffew family (you may recall their sons powerful letter to Chief Justice John Roberts on marriage equality) throws a funeral for Proposition 8 in advance of the SCOTUS decision. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP ... Lets all hope it doesnt come back as a zombie.
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• PHOTOS: Gay (And Some Straight) Couples Smooch For Marriage Equality

  
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  PHOTOS : Have you kissed someone for equality today? The Supreme Kiss: Let’s Kiss Inequality Good-bye is a social media campaign launched this spring to raise awareness about marriage equality and equal rights through one of the most universal acts of human expression: a kiss. With decisions on Prop 8 and DOMA ...
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• Even if DOMA Falls, Many Gay Couples Will Remain Second Class Citizens

  
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  With more and more people waiting for the Supreme Courts rulings in Hollingsworth v. Perry (the Prop 8 case) and United States v. Windsor (the DOMA case), increasing analysis indicates that absent a nationwide ruling for gay marriage, a striking down of DOMA alone will leave many same sex couples screwed.  We ...
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• Video: Married binational gay couple kept apart by DOMA urges US Supreme Court strike-down

  
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  A viral video telling the story of a binational married gay couple urges the US Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which has prevented them from being together permanently. The video tells the story of David and Jason, who met in 2007, and married in 2012, but says that the couple have ...
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• US Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8: Six possible outcomes

  
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  As the US Supreme Court appears poised to make a ruling on two cases around equal marriage, here is a short history of the legislation and a breakdown of the six possible outcomes the court might make. After the California Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that gay couples have a constitutional right to marry, Proposition ...
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• US Supreme Court not to decide on DOMA or Prop 8 cases today

  
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  Despite an expectation that the US Supreme Court was to issue a decision on two cases around equal marriage today, the four decisions they are making have been announced, and do not include the same-sex marriage cases. The court is to rule on the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8, which bans equal ...
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• Is Marriage Equality Almost Here? Six Possible Outcomes of the DOMA and Prop 8 Cases

  
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  Written by Jessica Mason Pieklo for RH Reality Check . The Defense of Marriage Act There are several different possible outcomes of upcoming Supreme Court decisions. In 2007 Edie Windsor married Thea Spyer after already being together for 40 years. When Spyer died, in 2009, their home state of New York ...
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• POLL: Solid Majority Supports Calif. Marriage Equality

  
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  The Los Angeles Times/ USC poll released this weekend  indicates that there is a solid majority in favor of marriage equality in California, with an overall 10 point increase in support since its last poll on the topic more than 3 years ago . The poll conducted May 27 to June 2, 2013 with a margin of error of ±2.9 ...
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• What Will the Supreme Court Do on Gay Marriage?

  
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• POLL: California Voters Are Ready For Marriage Equality

  
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