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Nate Silver

Aug 5, 2010 11:08 AM CDT

Why Kennedy Will Back Gay Rights

He'll be thinking of legacy, and 50 years out this will be obviously right

(Newser) - Now that a federal judge has ruled in favor of overturning Proposition 8, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, and more specifically, on one man: Anthony Kennedy. The perennial swing voter seems likely to swing this case, too, and Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com thinks he’ll swing it...

Prop 8 Ruling Tough for Supreme Court to Overturn

Analysis

Aug 5, 2010 7:17 AM CDT

Prop 8 Ruling Tough for Supreme Court to Overturn

Judge Vaughn Walker's findings are extensive, well-reasoned

(Newser) - Judge Vaughn Walker’s masterfully written ruling striking down Proposition 8 “was written for a court of one,” namely Anthony Kennedy, writes Dahlia Lithwick of Slate . Walker quotes extensively from Kennedy’s own findings (see Quotes, left), and his “findings of fact” section “knits together the...

California Judge
Says Gays Have
Right to Marry

Aug 4, 2010 4:12 PM CDT

California Judge Says Gays Have Right to Marry

He declares Proposition 8 unconstitutional

(Newser) - In a big victory for gay rights, a federal judge in California has ruled that homosexuals have a constitutional right to marry. The judge struck down Proposition 8, a ballot measure that banned gay marriage in 2008. The decision is expected to be quickly appealed to the 9th Circuit Court...

Calif. Ruling Today on Gay Right to Marriage

Aug 4, 2010 8:42 AM CDT

Calif. Ruling Today on Gay Right to Marriage

But decision will surely be appealed

(Newser) - A federal judge will make a major ruling today on whether or not gay marriage is a constitutionally guaranteed right. Judge Vaughn R. Walker, a George H.W. Bush nominee, will decide whether California’s Proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee in the US Constitution, based on a 2½...

Prop 8 Backers Try to Un-Marry 18K Gay Couples

Jun 16, 2010 2:44 PM CDT

Prop 8 Backers Try to Un-Marry 18K Gay Couples

They want to allow governments, businesses to treat them as unwed

(Newser) - With the Proposition 8 trial entering its final stages in California, backers of the gay marriage ban are asking the judge to revoke all state recognition of the 18,000 gay couples who got married in the brief time it was legal. Doing so would honor “the expressed will...

Judge Hearing Prop 8 Case
Is Gay

Feb 8, 2010 1:21 PM CST

Judge Hearing Prop 8 Case Is Gay

Not that there's anything wrong with that ... at least for now

(Newser) - The judge who will rule on the constitutionality of California’s gay marriage ban is gay. Vaughn Walker, who drew the assignment at random, has a reputation as a conservative and libertarian. Gay activists say his sexual orientation isn't an issue, but a rep for the group that sponsored the...

Gay-Marriage Foes Rest; Case Goes to Judge

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 27, 2010 7:58 PM CST

Gay-Marriage Foes Rest; Case Goes to Judge

Walker will deliberate; closing arguments in March or April

(Newser) - The first federal case to decide if the US Constitution prevents states from stopping same-sex weddings came to an anti-climatic break today, with the defense resting its case after nearly 12 days of wide-ranging testimony on the meaning of marriage, the nature of sexual orientation, and the role of religion...

US Marriage So Weak, Opening to Gays Will
Kill It: Witness

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 26, 2010 9:02 PM CST

US Marriage So Weak, Opening to Gays Will Kill It: Witness

Polygamy will follow, Prop 8 supporter adds

(Newser) - The institution of marriage is so weak in the US that opening it to same-sex couples will likely kill it completely—and perhaps even lead shortly thereafter to legalized polygamy, a supporter of California’s ban on gay marriage testified today. David Blankenhorn, president of the Institute for American Values...

Gay-Marriage Foe Sticks
to Views on Pedophilia

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 21, 2010 8:32 PM CST

Gay-Marriage Foe Sticks to Views on Pedophilia

Allowing marriage would lead to lower consent age for teens

(Newser) - A proponent of California's same-sex marriage ban testified today that he thinks gays are more likely to be pedophiles and that allowing them to wed would lead to efforts to lower the age at which teenagers can legally have sex with adults. Lawyers seeking to overturn Proposition 8 called Hak-Shing...

Cindy McCain Joins Meghan in Gay-Marriage Fight

Jan 21, 2010 5:50 AM CST

Cindy McCain Joins Meghan in Gay-Marriage Fight

GOP senator's wife joins daughter in anti-Prop 8 photo spread

(Newser) - The fight against California’s gay-marriage ban got a surprise enlistee today, in the person of Cindy McCain—whose husband, Sen. John McCain, opposed same-sex weddings as the Republican presidential nominee in 2008. Few volunteers “have surprised us more,” the NO H8 Campaign says, noting that “aligning...

Mormon Church Aimed to Cover Tracks on Marriage Ban

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 20, 2010 9:45 PM CST

Mormon Church Aimed to Cover Tracks on Marriage Ban

Directed funds to outside organization

(Newser) - The Mormon church wanted its members to support the 2008 effort to ban same-sex marriage in California, but urged they do it through an outside organization to give the leadership “plausible deniability,” according to documents released today in the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco. The Catholic church...

Pol: Anti-Gay Marriage Stance 'Grounded in Prejudice'

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 19, 2010 8:00 PM CST

Pol: Anti-Gay Marriage Stance 'Grounded in Prejudice'

San Diego mayor outlines his switch on issue

(Newser) - The mayor of San Diego today told the judge hearing the case against California’s gay-marriage ban that he’d changed his stance on the issue because he came to see that “the decisions I made were grounded in prejudice.” Jerry Sanders says becoming a supporter of the...

Gay Marriage Worth Millions to California: Economist

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 15, 2010 10:12 AM CST

Gay Marriage Worth Millions to California: Economist

Wedding spending, lower health costs help city, he says at trial

(Newser) - The Proposition 8 trial took a break from intangibles like constitutional rights and discrimination yesterday to focus on cold, hard economic facts: Gay marriage is a moneymaker, argued San Francisco’s top economist. Because married people are on average healthier and wealthier than singles, legalizing gay marriage would reduce health...

Prop 8 Campaign Relied on Anti-Gay Messages: Prof

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 12, 2010 9:23 PM CST

Prop 8 Campaign Relied on Anti-Gay Messages: Prof

Ads also used same arguments as foes of interracial marriage

(Newser) - Opponents of gay marriage painted homosexuals as perverts in the 2008 campaign to outlaw the institution in California, one of several ways in which the forces behind Proposition 8 leaned heavily on history in making their arguments, a court in San Francisco heard today. Lawyers seeking to overturn the ban...

Calif. 'Isn't Letting Me Feel Happy,' Plaintiff Charges

PROP 8 TRIAL

Jan 11, 2010 8:15 PM CST

Calif. 'Isn't Letting Me Feel Happy,' Plaintiff Charges

'Being gay means I'm unequal' under marriage ban

(Newser) - The gay couples seeking to overturn the California ballot measure that prohibits them from marrying took to the witness stand on today’s first day in court, with one, Paul Katami, charging that “being gay means I’m unequal” as long as marriage is defined as being between a...

No Broadcast
for Prop 8 Trial: Supreme Court

Jan 11, 2010 10:49 AM CST

No Broadcast for Prop 8 Trial: Supreme Court

High court says gay marriage trial can't be on YouTube, yet

(Newser) - The Supreme Court is blocking a broadcast of the trial on California's same-sex marriage ban, at least for the first few days. The high court today said it will not allow video of the trial to be posted on YouTube.com, even with a delay, until the justices have more...

Landmark
Prop 8 Trial to Begin Today

Jan 11, 2010 7:41 AM CST

Landmark Prop 8 Trial to Begin Today

Witnesses will be called for first time in federal case

(Newser) - Gay marriage will have its day in federal court today, in an unprecedented trial that’s expected to reach all the way to the Supreme Court. The case, Perry vs. Schwarzenegger, challenges Proposition 8 on the basis that it violates the US Constitution’s guarantees to equal protection. It’ll...

6 Potential
Prop 8 Trial
Viral Videos

TASERS, LESBIANS, ADAM LAMBERT

Jan 7, 2010 12:13 PM CST

6 Potential Prop 8 Trial Viral Videos

When California's gay marriage ban goes to court, it could also go viral

(Newser) - California’s trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8’s gay marriage ban is going on YouTube —but will it go viral? Adrian Chen dreams up six ways that could happen, however unlikely, on Gawker :

Someone gets tasered: Say, “a wedding dress-clad gay marriage activist or crucifix toting

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Prop 8 Trial Going on YouTube

Jan 6, 2010 6:19 PM CST

Prop 8 Trial Going on YouTube

Watershed moment on gay marriage will be taped and broadcast

(Newser) - The federal trial to decide the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 on gay marriage will likely be videotaped and put up on YouTube. A district court judge today endorsed the idea of a delayed broadcast of the trial, which starts Monday, citing "widespread interest" in the matter and the...

Prop 8 Lawsuit Scares Gay Rights Activists

Jan 5, 2010 8:28 AM CST

Prop 8 Lawsuit Scares Gay Rights Activists

Same-sex marriage proponents take huge gamble in federal court

(Newser) - A group of gay-marriage proponents are risking everything in a winner-take-all federal case about to kick off in San Francisco—and many gay rights activists think it’s a foolish gamble. Two of the top appellate lawyers in the country—Ted Olson and David Boies—will be arguing The Big...