Trial Videos Squabble A Warm Up to Main Event
At today's hearing on whether to release the Prop. 8 trial recordings, Federal Judge James Ware noted that on his way into the building this morning he saw a woman holding a sign that read "Free the...
View ArticleProp. 8 Videos Released -- Almost.
Video tapes of the 12-day federal trial over the constitutionality of Prop. 8 may soon be available for viewing. Federal Judge James Ware Monday released a 16-page decision in which he found "no...
View Article9th Circuit: Don't release the trial tapes
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals isn't known for being cautious or conservative. But the three-judge panel hearing the appeal of Judge Vaughn Walker's decision striking down Prop. 8 issued an order...
View ArticleProp. 8's Long and Winding Road Continues
It's been exactly a year since a panel of 9th Circuit Court judges heard oral arguments on an appeal of Judge Vaughn Walker's 2010 decision striking down Prop. 8 for violating the U.S. Constitution. No...
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Ethics of Prop. 8 Judge Weighed in Federal Appeals Court
Judge Vaughn Walker Judicial ethics and rules of disclosure require judges to reveal whether they have a personal interest in the outcome of a case before them. Supporters of Prop. 8 argue for that...
View ArticleClooney Lends Star Power to Prop 8 Play
The West Coast premiere of "8", the stage play written by Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black ("Milk"), will star George Clooney. The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), which is funding...
View Article9th Circuit Smack Down: Keep Trial Tapes Secret
The Chief Judge of California's Northern District Court last year ordered video tapes of the Prop. 8 trial released. But a 3-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today disagreed -- and it...
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Appeals Court Upholds Walker's Decision
Photo: Don Clyde/KQEDSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on...
View ArticleAnother Gay Marriage Foe Evolves
Anyone who witnessed the Prop. 8 trial in 2010 (and sadly few did since the U.S. Supreme Court banned cameras in the courtroom at the last minute) remembers the testimony of David Blankenhorn as one of...
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Follow KQED's Prop. 8 Supreme Court Coverage on News Fix
Keep up with KQED's latest Prop. 8 coverage on our news blog, News Fix. The U.S. Supreme Court. (Paul Richards/Getty Images) On Tuesday, March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in...
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