August 11, 2026

Prop 8 appeal is in

Happening today on the left coast: Judge Walker’s Proposition 8 decision was appealed. The backers of California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage have started their appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of the trial judge’s ruling nullifying that ban under the federal Constitution.  The notice of appeal was filed right after the ruling was […]

“Judge Who Lost Pants Forced to Rely on Briefs”

I can’t help it.  The headline is too funny to avoid stealing it from “Lowering the Bar.” I’ll give them the credit, though, and the whole story: When we last saw Roy, in July 2009, he was losing his wrongful-termination case against the District of Columbia, his former boss, and others, a case he filed […]