Comments on: The Legal Landscape after Proposition Eight: Why a Constitutional Amendment May Not be Constitutional

By: Carnival of the Elitist Bastards: Stardate 62453.9 « Submitted to a Candid World

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:37:53 +0000

[...] the necessity of pandering to ignorance. And, while we mourn for our fallen comrades in California, we do not yet despair of hope in their quest for freedom. Most of this is good news for my crew. Though our ship is but recently [...]

By: Waiting on Prop 8: What We Talk About, When We Talk About Judicial Review « Submitted to a Candid World

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:45:07 +0000

[...] have found an unconstitutional constitutional amendment in Proposition 8, not for its substance, but for the process of its enactment. Civil rights attorneys went to court yesterday in California to push that theory, but it looks [...]

By: California Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Ban

California Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Ban — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:25:57 +0000

[...] – which banned gay marriage in California, just a few months after the first went into effect – actually have a pretty good case. The decision will come down tomorrow, and we’ll have a report when it [...]

By: Waiting on Prop 8: What We Talk About, When We Talk About Judicial Review

Waiting on Prop 8: What We Talk About, When We Talk About Judicial Review — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:20:27 +0000

By: Carnival of the Elitist Bastards: Stardate 62453.9

Carnival of the Elitist Bastards: Stardate 62453.9 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:57:20 +0000

By: Ames

Ames — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:56:29 +0000

Damn activist documents. Always giving rights to unpopular people without any regard to how icky they make us feel.

By: Narc

Narc — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:27:03 +0000

Clearly, this is the fault of an activist Constitution.

By: Jerry Brown has a sound argument « BaptistPlanet

Jerry Brown has a sound argument « BaptistPlanet — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:13:58 +0000

[...] Submitted to a Candid World observes that the California Supreme Court has ruled several times that wholesale modifications of the constitutional structure cannot be accomplished by referendum. [...]

By: Prop. 8 Supporters Lose the AG’s Office

Prop. 8 Supporters Lose the AG’s Office — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:01:14 +0000

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By: Ames

Ames — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:57:31 +0000

Point of caution: any federal lawsuit would probably bump up against doctrines of federal court abstention (Pullman; Burford). Plaintiffs should proceed in state court, and assert their federal claims there, to start.