Articles Tagged with Prop. 8

Prop. 8 Unconstitutional, Federal Appeals Court Rules February 7, 2012 Updated: February 7, 2012 by Joel Zand

Proposition 8 ('Prop 8'), the California voter amendment that sought to ban same-sex marriages in the state is unconstitutional, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in a 128-page opinion issued this morning. You can read the complete decision below:

Ninth Circuit Questions for Certification – There’s A Chart for That December 1, 2011 Updated: December 1, 2011 by Cicely Wilson

Writ columnists Vik Amar and Alan Brownstein recently wrote an interesting article on the latest ruling in the litigation regarding Proposition 8, California’s anti-gay-marriage initiative. Using the process known as certification, the Ninth Circuit, in trying to figure out if the the proponents of Prop. 8 had standing…