Category: Proposition 8 Trial

Prop 8 supporters appeal to Supreme Court to prevent broadcast of trial

Prop 8 supporters appeal to Supreme Court to prevent broadcast of trial

Saturday, January 9, 2010
Gay marriage opponents have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and block video coverage a federal trial on the constitutionality California's ban on same-sex marriage. Attorneys defending Proposition 8 and its ban on [...]

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Prop 8 defendant asks to be released from suit, citing personal threats

Saturday, January 9, 2010
An outspoken gay marriage opponent, and one of five defendants in the case challenging California's Proposition 8, has asked to be removed from the lawsuit over fear the trial publicity that would endanger him and [...]

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Federal judge rules to allow internet broadcast of Prop 8 trial

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Next week's trial in San Francisco of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, won't be televised live, but it will be videotaped for delayed internet release on YouTube, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. [...]

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Judge considers allowing cameras to televise Prop 8 trial

Judge considers allowing cameras to televise Prop 8 trial

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Proposition 8 supporters this week urged a federal judge to reject a proposal to televise the upcoming trial challenging to California's ban on same-sex marriage. In a filing with U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who [...]

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CA gay marriage trial to take national stage in January

CA gay marriage trial to take national stage in January

Saturday, December 19, 2009
From Reuters: The biggest U.S. gay rights battle next year is brewing in a California federal court as raucous fights over same-sex marriage in state legislatures and at state ballot boxes subside. In part, 2010 [...]

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Appeals court rules Prop 8 supporters don’t have to show internal memos

Appeals court rules Prop 8 supporters don’t have to show internal memos

Saturday, December 12, 2009
Gay marriage supporters challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 lost their bid Friday to see the internal communications of those who supported the initiative when an appeals court ruled that disclosure would violate the 1st [...]

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Judge refuses to dismiss suit challenging Proposition 8

Judge refuses to dismiss suit challenging Proposition 8

Thursday, October 15, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge in San Francisco refused Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit challenging California's Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, and ordered a trial on whether the measure denies fundamental [...]

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