With California elected officials opting out of defending Proposition 8, the advocates for the successful ballot measure went to court today to argue that they should be allowed to defend it in their place. Their brief, found here, argues that the voter initiative process depends on a legal defense in court. Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog […]
Tattoos: Free speech on your body
September 10, 2010 by
Image by megabn via Flickr While I suppose it would be plausible for other circuits to deal with tattoos as political speech, it’s really no surprise that it was the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach, that actually did. And that found them to be speech. Some […]
Prop 8 appeal is in
August 6, 2010 by
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 […]
Proposition 8 overturned; next stop, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
August 4, 2010 by
Just moments ago, the Judge Vaughn Walker of the US District Court for the Northern District of California overturned Proposition 8, declaring it unconstitutional. And, predictably per their promise, the legal team defending Prop 8 has sought a stay pending appeal. In court papers filed Tuesday night, lawyers for the Proposition 8 defense team asked […]
Arizona appeals, but is the law misbegotten?
July 29, 2010 by
Image by Helen K via Flickr True to its promise, Arizona has appealed Judge Bolton’s ruling. And the local sheriff promises to arrest protesters and put them in pink underwear…as if they weren’t already wearing it. “My deputies will arrest them and put them in pink underwear,” Arpaio said, referring to one of his odd […]
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