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News & ArtsWednesday, August 4, 2010
Politics Prop 8 (Reportedly) Ruled Unconstitutional
Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 1:33 PM
The official court site is crashing because everyone in the world is hitting refresh at once and Twitter is awash in rumors that can't be confirmed, but New York magazine, the first reliable site I've seen with a report on this, says:
Big news: According to a source who has seen the 136-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Walker has ruled Proposition 8, the California voter-approved ban on gay marriage, unconstitutional under both the due-process and equal-protection clauses. We're staying tuned and will report more details when we get them.
If true—and it's still a big if; I haven't seen the decision yet and it sounds like New York mag's blogger hasn't either—if it's true, this would be what gay rights lawyers and activists have described as the best possible outcome.
UPDATE: Freedom to Marry, one of the leading marriage equality groups in the country, seems to confirm this New York Mag report on its Twitter feed. As does Equality America.
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Oh, my god. That's huge. A lot of hearts and minds (on both sides) are going to crash too. If it's true, it's a beautiful day in America.
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Hard copies of decision said to be released at 2pm PDT. Expecting electronic posting at the same time. I really hope the rumors on the decision are true.
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Fingers crossed, and crossed that Vaughn doesn't grant the stay that the bigots asked for last night to punt it right up to the 9th. If this shakes out we could be a legitimate 1-3 years from national change!
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I didn't even realize how wrapped up in this I was until I read this post. I'm shocked and relieved and very excited. Yay!
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I just managed to load the site--and maybe I just don't know what to look for--but all I see is the usual "Please check this website regularly for updates."
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and david made me listen to morrissey today too.. what other miracles are in store ? maybe my husband will let me cake for lunch..
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http://prop8trialtracker.com/
BREAKING: Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional
by Adam Bink
I just finished reading the meat of the decision. Chief Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled Prop 8 is unconstitutional on both Equal Protection and Due Process grounds. Huge win. The decision is likely to be appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Developing…
BREAKING: Prop 8 ruled unconstitutional
by Adam Bink
I just finished reading the meat of the decision. Chief Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled Prop 8 is unconstitutional on both Equal Protection and Due Process grounds. Huge win. The decision is likely to be appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Developing…
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MSNBC and CNN are confirming this right now. Fox News is not reporting it. The CNN guy says his producers are in the court building and have seen the physical document.
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This morning CNN had Tony AND Gary (of "Tony and Gary hare having a baby!" fame, for you loyal sloggers who have been inexplicably shielded from the biggest story in Queerdom of the past six months....) on commenting on the Prop 8 decision.
Has America found new Gay Dad Spokesmodels???
Has America found new Gay Dad Spokesmodels???
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