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Date set for Proposition 8 showdown: Can a gay judge be fair, objective?

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Date set for Proposition 8 showdown: Can a gay judge be fair, objective?

What really prompted a prominent law firm to give up its defense of DOMA, and lose a key lawyer in the process? The date’s been set for a showdown over the secret Prop 8 trial tapes, and over Judge Walker’s personal life. Rhode Island legislators give up on marriage in favor of civil unions, and New York keeps ratcheting up the pressure with a massive lobbying effort slated for next week.

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