Tag Archives: Jerry Brown

Prop 8 Backers Seek To Boot CA Attorney General From Their Side

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is refusing to defend Proposition 8 from a lawsuit contending that it is unconstitutional. Because he agrees. Therefore Protect Marriage now wants him listed as a plaintiff in the suit, rather than a defendant. In court papers filed late Friday, Proposition 8 backers argue that allowing Brown to remain as a named defendant in the …

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Bill Clinton Endorses SF Mayor Gavin Newsom For California Governor

Bill Clinton has issued an early endorsement of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom’s bid in the 2010 California gubernatorial race. But does Clinton really like Newsom or is this payback for Jerry Brown? Seventeen years after Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown clashed in the 1992 race for the White House, the former president made clear today that bygones will not …

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CA AG Jerry Brown: Keep Prop 8 Legal Until Federal Challenge Is Resolved

Via the Los Angeles Times: California Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown asked a federal court Thursday not to block Proposition 8, arguing that a resumption of same-sex marriages in the state before the federal challenge was resolved would put those unions in “legal limbo.” In written arguments filed late Thursday, Brown said permitting gays to marry before appeals in the case …

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DOJ Moves To Dismiss DOMA Challenge

The Department of Justice has filed a motion requesting the dismissal of a DOMA-related federal marriage equality case which calls for states to recognize the legality of same-sex marriages from other states. (Important: this is unrelated to the coming federal case from Ted Olson and David Boies.) The motion, filed late Thursday, argued the case of Arthur Smelt and Christopher …

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Friendly Voices – Jerry Brown

“Fundamental rights in California are recognized and protected by our constitution, which declares in Article I, Section 1 that “all people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights” and “among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.” “These fundamental premises of a free …

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HomoQuotable – Andrew Sullivan

“We lost the Prop 8 battle because we ran a dreadful campaign run by the usual craven Human Rights Campaign cowards and incompetents. We deserved to lose. We do not deserve to get a do-over via court power. There are some interesting legal and constitutional arguments here that are not as easily dismissed as George [Will] might like. But as …

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Prop 8: Good News/Bad News

First the good news. California Attorney General Jerry Brown changed course on the state’s new same-sex marriage ban Friday and urged the state Supreme Court to void Proposition 8. In a dramatic reversal, Brown filed a legal brief saying the measure that amended the California Constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman is itself unconstitutional because it …

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CA Asks Court To Rule On Prop 8

Yesterday California Attorney General Jerry Brown asked the state Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of Proposition 8. The attorney general, Jerry Brown, said in a brief that such a review was necessary to provide closure and clarity on the ballot measure, which has prompted protests across the country and several challenges filed with the court. “There is significant …

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CA Attorney General: If Prop 8 Passes, Existing Gay Marriages Will Remain Valid

California Attorney General Jerry Brown says that even if Proposition 8 is passed and gay marriage is overturned, existing gay marriages will likely remain valid. “I believe that marriages that have been entered into subsequent to the (May 15) Supreme Court opinion will be recognized by the California Supreme Court,” Brown told The Chronicle. Noting that Prop. 8 is silent …

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Because The Truth Hurts

Opponents of gay marriage in California were quick to announce that they would sue to overturn last week’s rewording of Proposition 8, which makes it clear to voters that they would be overturning an existing right. The haters claim the Attorney General Jerry Brown had the proposition reworded in order to bolster his gubernatorial chances in 2010. Jennifer Kerns, spokeswoman …

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