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Monday, June 13, 2011

Gay Judge Targeted For Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Vaughn Walker declared Proposition 8 an unconstitutional violation of gay Californians' civil rights

A retired federal judge's long-term relationship with another man will be the subject of an unusual and possibly unprecedented court hearing Monday involving California's same-sex marriage ban.

Lawyers for the sponsors of the voter-approved ban are asking the chief federal judge in San Francisco to vacate the decision issued by his predecessor last year that declared Proposition 8 an unconstitutional violation of gay Californians' civil rights.

They maintain that former Chief District Judge Vaughn Walker should have recused himself or disclosed his relationship status before trial because he and his partner stood to personally benefit from Walker's verdict.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

there is a difference between gay marrage at the courthouse,or in it.

Anonymous said...

This is just another controversy to keep it in the news.