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    The Prop 8 Trial: A Recap

    Yesterday marked the end, at least for now, of the trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the high-profile case challenging Proposition 8’s ban on same-sex marriage in California. The trial unfolded over the past two and a half weeks in the San Francisco courtroom of Chief Judge Vaughn Walker (N.D. Cal.), who is hearing the case […]
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    Breaking: SCOTUS Rules Against Broadcast of the Proposition 8 Trial

    Shortly before 5 p.m., the Supreme Court ruled against broadcast of the Proposition 8 trial, currently taking place in San Francisco. The Court split 5-4, with the majority setting forth its reasoning in a 17-page per curiam opinion. Justice Breyer dissented, joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Sotomayor. You can read the per curiam opinion […]
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    Cameras in the Prop 8 Courtroom: Why Not?

    A disclaimer: we’re not sure how we feel about Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal constitutional challenge brought by superlawyers Ted Olson and David Boies to Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. We are somewhat sympathetic to Jonathan Adler’s position: gay marriage makes perfect sense as a policy matter, but the constitutional case is […]
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    Prop 8 Blackout

    Because when you want to argue against average Americans having access to a basic civil right, you want to make sure nobody sees you doing it. From the Associated Press: The Supreme Court is blocking a broadcast of the trial on California’s same-sex marriage ban, at least for the first few days. The federal trial […]
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    Morning Docket 01.08.10

    * Obama won’t weather this advertorial use of his image. [New York Post via Fashionista] * New Jersey follows New York’s lead on gay marriage. [Star Ledger] * North Face sues South Butt. [South Butt] * Seven lessons for working with regulators. [Young Lawyers Blog] * Insider-trading Canadian lawyer Stan Grmovsek gets 39 months. His […]

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    New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage

    In a move that is entirely unsurprising, the New York State Senate voted against legalizing gay marriage. Remember this is an institution that couldn’t figure out how to show up at work for a month. I don’t think anybody expected them to actually do the right thing. The Republicans stood together against gays, and even […]