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Proposition 8: Long road to the Supreme Court
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 04, 2010 05:12pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Bill Mears |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 4, 2010 10:50:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Washington (CNN) -- A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that Proposition 8 -- California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage -- is unconstitutional.
Q: What happens next?
A: The losing side hoped the judge would immediately issue a stay to stop the ruling from going into effect until appeals are filed. The judge did just that by granting an immediate stay on the ruling.
Supporters of the voter-approved referendum in particular were concerned that if they lost, same-sex marriages could be performed before the judge rules on the stay request, which could take several weeks.
The next step will be for the losing side to file a "merits" appeal with the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco, asking it to essentially decide whether the judge's ruling was proper. Both those for and those against Prop 8 will probably ask this court to fast-track the case, that it be heard on an expedited basis. |
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