One Year of Prop 8: A recap
posted by Kaimipono D. Wenger
A year ago today, California voters adopted Proposition 8 by a 52-48 margin. Last night, voters on the other side of the country voted the same way, by almost exactly the same margin.
I was interviewed earlier today about the issue, and the anchor asked a few questions like “What happened?” and “What’s next?” In the interview environment, I could give only quick sound bite answers. But those are complicated questions which deserve deeper discussion. So in this post, I’ll talk about what has happened in the marriage equality movement over the past year; and in a follow up, I’ll talk about what’s next for marriage equality. Read the rest of this post »
November 4, 2009 at 8:56 am
Tags: proposition 8
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Prop 8 ruling to come down on Tuesday
posted by Kaimipono D. Wenger
From the court’s own website:
The California Supreme Court has announced that it will issue an opinion in three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
I’ve previously blogged some analysis of the case. Like most other observers, I expect that the court will reject both the revision/amendment challenge and the fundamental rights challenge, but will not retroactively nullify the 18,000 marriages that took place before November. That would be, in effect, a partial victory for both sides.
I guess we’ll find out one way or another this Tuesday.
May 22, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Tags: california, proposition 8, same sex marriage
Posted in: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Current Events, Feminism and Gender
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