Prop. 8 Case Attorneys: Make 'Em Pay | News. Attorneys representing two California gay couples in the federal Proposition 8 case may seek to recoup mounting legal fees from their opponents if an appeals court upholds U.S. district judge Vaughn Walker's landmark decision. In court filings this week, the attorneys requested extended time to consider fees and court costs but have also asked Prop. 8 supporters for an expedited response in the matter — which they opposed in a Wednesday filing. "Plaintiffs seek to drastically shorten [our] time to respond to that motion so that they have more time to prepare an application for attorney’s fees in the event this Court does not grant their motion to enlarge time," Alliance Defense Fund attorney Brian Raum wrote.
"Such a burden shift is unwarranted. " Oral arguments are scheduled for the week of December 6. Proposition 8: Décision aujourd'hui | Actu GAY ! Vaughn R. Walker, juge aux Etats Unis, émettra une décision jeudi matin sur l’opportunité de suspendre ou non l’appel contre la proposition 8, indique un mail de la cour. La décision sera émise entre 9 h et midi, heure du Pacifique. Selon la décision du juge, l’État de Californie pourrait ré autoriser les mariages entre personnes de même sexe. La semaine dernière, le juge Walker a jugé inconstitutionnelle la Proposition 8, mais a ordonné la suspension temporaire de la décision en attendant d’entre les arguments des avocats des deux parties.
Les juristes défendant la loi ont d’ores et déjà décidé de faire appel. Daniel Radcliffe on Gay Rights, Dating Harry Potter | News. Daniel Radcliffe made headlines when he struck up a friendship with trans musician Our Lady J. Now the two of them talk about gay rights, Radcliffe’s charity of choice the Trevor Project, and why it’s hard to be Harry Potter in the new issue of Out. “My family and I have always thought it was best to focus our efforts rather than kind of spreading ourselves too thin across a lot of different organizations — just really picking things that you care about and really, really believe in, and Trevor absolutely was one of them,” Radcliffe says of his support for the LGBT suicide prevention organization.
“And when I got to have a tour of the New York call center, my admiration for the projects, but also for the place and the people, tripled.” The two also talk about advancements in trans rights, Radcliffe’s return to Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the big question on everyone’s mind: if the young actor is dating anyone.Read the full interview here. Prop. 8 waiting game: Three big issues hang over case | San Diego Gay & Lesbian News. Judge Vaughn Walker The waiting game around the Proposition 8 challenge in a federal court in San Francisco grows curiouser and curiouser. U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker issued his decision in the case on Aug. 4, ruling that the voter-approved amendment to the state constitution that barred same-sex marriages in California is unconstitutional. He said it violates the federal Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process. Now, people interested in the case are waiting again – this time, for Judge Walker’s decision on whether to approve a permanent “stay” until the Ninth Circuit U.S.
That decision – on whether to extend the stay on when to make his ruling enforceable -- could come any day now. But the bigger surprise last Friday was that California Gov. In the Perry v. “This is an unusual situation,” Davidson said, because the state, which Walker’s ruling orders to stop enforcing Proposition 8, has asked Walker to deny the stay. Soubi's World (Space Invaders with Lego (by Chris McVeigh)) Needs More Gay... Video Games | Watch Free Videos About & For Gay & Bisexual Men. The Fool Arguing Judge Vaughn Walker Should've Recused Himself Because He Stands to Gain From Gay Marriage. Tony Perkins: Prop. 8 Judge Should Have Recused Himself | News. Antigay Family Research Council president Tony Perkins (pictured) says he thinks Prop. 8 judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself from the case because he’s gay. Perkins said on Sunday’s Face the Nation that he thinks the U.S. district judge’s decision was compromised by the fact that he is "openly homosexual.”
"I think what you have is one judge who thinks he knows — and a district-level judge and an openly homosexual judge at that — who says he knows better than not only 7 million voters in the state ofCalifornia but voters in 30 nations across the nation that have passed marriage amendments," said Perkins. "This is far from over. “Had this guy been ... an evangelical preacher in his past there would have been cries for him to step down from this case," he added.
"So I do think [his homosexuality] has a bearing on the case. Perkins appeared on the show with plaintiffs' attorney David Boies, who last week said he felt confident the U.S. BOMB: Following 1st Witness Disastrous Showing, Protect Marriage's 2nd Witness Says Gay Marriage Is Good. When The Gays first learned that Ted Olson, uber-conservative and defender of George W.
Bush’s presidency, would be taking the lead in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case to decide gay marriage at a federal level, many folks, including Gay Inc. leaders, were suspicious of his motives. Was this guy going to purposefully throw the trial by putting forth a bunk argument in favor of marriage equality, and effectively ruin the gay marriage fight for everyone else? But as Perry has proceeded (we’re now in Week 3), the opposite appears to be true: Not only is Olson (and co-counsel Boies) throwing down arguments that makes gay marriage seem like the only reasonable thing to allow, it’s the defendants at Protect Marriage that appear to be purposefully throwing their own case. The National Organization for Marriage should be pissed! If that weren’t enough, Protect Marriage’s second witness on the stand managed to further damage their case. The Sad Post-Perry Life of Profligate Prop 8 Witness David Blankenhorn.
Prop. 8 Ruling Today | News. U.S. district chief judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue a written decision on the federal challenge to California's Proposition 8 on Wednesday afternoon, nearly seven months after the landmark trial began in a San Francisco courtroom. According to the court, a decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger will be filed between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday. The decision will be available soon after on the court's website, available here. Advocate.com will have updates on the decision, its implications, and reactions from legal observers throughout the day. Perhaps already preparing for a pro-gay marriage decision, attorneys defending Prop. 8 filed papers Tuesday night requesting a stay on Walker's decision pending appeal.
High-profile attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies argued for the repeal of Proposition 8, representing two same-sex California couples in the suit who were denied marriage licenses. Please send your Prop. 8 photos and video to photo@advocate.com today. Why You Should Assume Judge Vaughn Walker Will Strike Down Prop 8. Prop. 8 Judge Raises Tough Questions | News. The federal judge presiding over a lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, California’s anti-marriage equality measure, has distributed to attorneys on both sides a list of 39 questions to be addressed during closing arguments next week.
One veteran gay legal scholar said that the breadth of inquiries posed by U.S. district judge Vaughn R. Walker means that his decision likely will be “blockbuster in its scope.” Among the questions Walker has posed: What does it mean to have a “choice” in one’s sexual orientation? What is the import of evidence showing that marriage has been historically limited to a man and a woman? If spouses are obligated to one another for mutual support and ... if legal spousal obligations have no basis in the gender of the spouse, what purpose does a law requiring that a marital partnership consist of one man and one woman serve?
The detail and breadth of the questions “are literally all over the place, but in a good way,” Hunter said. It's in the Judge's Hands Now | News. Les questions du juge.