Day of Decision/Meet in The Middle

Be prepared to get out onto the streets the day the California supreme court rules on the validity of proposition 8. Regardless of the outcome, thousands will be out to either celebrate or protest the court decision. The court will alert us 24 hours prior to their decision being made public.



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Day of Decision

Meet in the Middle

Open Forum: What Will Happen in California?

The California Supreme Court is going to issue its anxiously awaited ruling on gay marriage before June. What do you think the outcome will be? If they rule to overturn prop 8 what will the consequences be, and what happens if they rule to uphold the anti-gay marriage amendment. Take out your crystal ball and tell us where you see California with regards to the gay marriage fight in the upcoming months and years ahead.

Watch the Supreme Court's Oral Arguments on Prop 8

The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments from both sides of the proposition 8 debate today at 9 am PST. The court must issue a ruling within 90 days, but word has it the decision may come as early as today.



To watch the 3 cases challenging the same-sex marriage amendment, tune into the California Channel.

Eve of Justice: Lighting the Way for the Supreme Court on March 4th

On the eve of March 4th the night before the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments to overturn proposition 8 which eliminated same-sex marriage, thousands of people in over 30 cities across the nation will gather in solidarity of bringing back civil rights to the state of California.



http://www.eveofjustice.com

Watch "Fidelity" and Sign a Letter to California Supreme Court

The Courage Campaign is asking us to tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8, reject Ken Starr's case, and let loving, committed couples marry.

DEADLINE: Valentine's Day.



Sign the letter to the California Supreme Court.

California Supreme Court to Hear Prop 8 Case

This just in .... California's highest court has just agreed to hear legal challenges to a new ban on gay marriage, but has refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying until it rules.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted three lawsuits seeking to overturn Proposition 8. The amendment passed this month with 52 percent of the vote. The court did not elaborate more on this decision.

Gay rights advocates in these case are arguing that the measure was actually a constitutional revision, instead of a more limited amendment. A revision of the state Constitution can be placed before the voters only by a two-thirds vote of the Legislature or a constitutional convention.

Lawsuits to overturn the initiative contend it was a revision because it denied equal protection to a minority group and eviscerated a key constitutional guarantee. Supporters of Proposition 8 counter that it merely amended the constitution by restoring a traditional definition of marriage.

In its order, the court established an expedited briefing schedule, under which briefing will be completed in January 2009 and oral argument potentially could be held as early as March 2009.

Six justices — Chief Justice Ronald M. George, Justice Marvin R. Baxter, Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar, Justice Ming W. Chin, Justice Carlos R. Moreno, and Justice Carol A. Corrigan signed the court’s order, but Justice Moreno indicated that he would grant the requests to stay the operation of Proposition 8 pending the court’s resolution of these matters.

The court has tended to defer to voter sentiment on initiative challenges, but it has overturned popular ballot measures in the past.

In 1966, the California Supreme Court struck down an initiative that would have permitted racial discrimination in housing. Voters had approved the measure, a repeal of a fair housing law, by a 2-to-1 margin.

Opponents challenged measure on equal protection grounds, not as a constitutional revision.

Additionally Federal courts have also overturned another contentious initiative, Proposition 187, the anti-immigration measure passed by voters.

Crossposted via Lez Get Real.