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Prop. 8

6 posts
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The Dress Doesn’t Make the Priest

  • Melissa Chadburn
  • February 22, 2012
I am going to tell you my favorite story of how a flower acquired its name. It’s the story of the ranunculus.
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Prop 8 Declared Unconstitutional

  • Brian Spears
  • February 7, 2012
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage after the California Supreme Court had previously found that same-sex couples had the right…
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Prop 8 Update

  • Brian Spears
  • August 16, 2010
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals continued Judge Vaughn Walker’s stay pending appeal. On the plus side (and I’m grasping here), the appeal was expedited, which means the process will…
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The Latest on Prop 8

  • Brian Spears
  • August 12, 2010
The stay is lifted, sort of. Judge Vaughn Walker decided today that same-sex marriages can resume in California on August 18. You can read the final stay order here. Why…
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More Prop 8 Reactions

  • Brian Spears
  • August 7, 2010
Motions were due today to argue whether Judge Walker’s temporary stay on performing same-sex marriages should continue. No word yet on when he will rule. The reason this satirical piece…
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Prop 8 Reactions

  • Brian Spears
  • August 5, 2010
As you may have heard, yesterday Judge Vaughn Walker found California’s Prop 8 to be unconstitutional. Here’s the entire ruling if you’re into those sorts of things. I’m not a…
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