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Federal judge rejects motion to vacate ruling because Prop 8 trial judge is gay
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker was not obligated to disqualify himself from from hearing the case because he is gay and in a long-term relationship with another man, another federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
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The New York Times blasts Prop 8 supporters for claiming judge was biased
The New York Times published a blistering editorial on Tuesday, criticizing the supporters of California’s Proposition 8 — the voter approved ban on gay marriage that was later declared unconstitutional — for seeking to have the ruling voided because the federal judge that presided over the case is gay and was in a long-term relationship.
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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 […]
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Proposition 8 — Drama in the court: Judge Walker is called to ‘answer’
The new Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco has asked former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker to come back to court.
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Prop 8 backer’s motion to void ruling ‘fast tracked,’ hearing set for June 13
The U.S. District Court for Northern California issued a “fast-track” order in the Proposition 8 case, and has scheduled a June 13 hearing to consider a motion to have ruling in the case thrown out because the trial judge in the case is gay.
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Proposition 8 backers ask court to void ruling because gay judge was ‘biased’
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 — the voter approved ban on gay marriage — are seeking to have the ruling voided because the federal judge that ruled the measure to be unconstitutional is gay and was in a long-term relationship.
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Federal court judge who struck down Proposition 8 confirms he’s gay
The U.S. judge who struck down California’s ban on gay marriage, confirmed for the first time publicly on Wednesday that his is gay, and said he never considered his own homosexuality as a reason to recuse himself from the case.
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California Supreme Court to decide soon whether to enter Prop 8 dispute
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court has signaled that it will decide soon on whether to enter the Proposition 8 gay marriage dispute currently on appeal in a federal appellate court.
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Vaughn Walker, federal judge who presided over Prop 8 trial, announces retirement
The federal judge who attracted national attention for his decision last month striking down California’s Proposition 8 and lambasting supporters of traditional marriage, has announced that he will retire from the bench in February. As Chief Judge for the Northern District of California, Vaughn R. Walker presided over the first federal court trial involving a […]
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Judge lifts stay in Prop 8 ruling; gay marriage could resume August 18
Gay marriage in California could resume next week as a federal judge today denied defendant’s motion for a permanent stay to his decision to invalidate Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated the ban on same-sex marriage, but extended the temporary stay another week.