Judge Vaughn Walker

Brad Pitt Joins '8,' Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 Play

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 03.01.2012

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Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 play has been slowly picking up stars as it makes its way across the U.S., and the latest announcement is one of its bigg...

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Gay Marriage Ruling's Bid For One Justice's Vote Could Backfire

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Trying to play to Justice Anthony Kennedy's gut is a dicey endeavor. So when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday st...

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On North Carolina's Especially Disturbing "Defense of Marriage" Amendment

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 04.10.2012

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The broad language of the amendment could result in the denial of a wide range of rights and protections to non-married couples -- gay and straight -- on the grounds that those relationships would be barred from legal recognition if the amendment passes.

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Jurists' Personal Lives Should Remain So

Fred Silberberg | Posted 02.08.2012

Since when we have ever required judges to disclose the details of the personal lives in such a manner? On what basis does one's sexual orientation affect his or her ability to determine the legality of matters?

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Yet Another Day In Court For Prop 8

AP | By LISA LEFF | Posted 12.08.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The sponsors of California's gay marriage ban renewed their effort Thursday to disqualify a federal judge because of his same-sex rel...

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Justices Not Moved By HIV-Positive Pilot's Distress

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A majority of the Supreme Court appeared unlikely Wednesday morning to help a California man who claims he suffered severe mental and em...

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Can a Judge Be Biased Because He Is Gay?

Lisa McElroy | Posted 01.22.2012

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Essential aspects of the human condition -- such as sexual orientation and loving relationships -- cannot be grounds for requiring that a judge step aside.

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Prop 8 Heading Back To Court

Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.01.2011

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The last time a California court heard arguments on the validity of Proposition 8, the controversial measure banning gay marriage that state voters pa...

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Gay Judge Bashing

Adam Winkler | Posted 08.14.2011

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Prop. 8 backers want Judge Vaughn Walker to be recused because he is gay, but they're trying not to admit that. How can they argue with a straight face that they aren't basing their argument on his sexual orientation?

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Judge Updholds Ruling By Gay Judge Who Struck Down Same-Sex Marriage Ban In California

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 08.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday had a message for those trying to salvage California's gay marriage ban: Sure, the judge who threw ou...

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Prop 8 Lawyers Seek to Destroy America's Judiciary

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.14.2011

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Yesterday a team of lawyers sought to undermine the U.S. legal system. I'm not speaking in hyperbole -- these members of the bar attempted to discredit every black, female, non-Christian, or gay judge in the country.

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Prop8 Opponents Seek To Overturn Court Ruling Because Judge Was Gay

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 08.13.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers trying to salvage California's same-sex marriage ban posed an unprecedented argument Monday involving the gay federal ju...

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Should Judge in Same-Sex Marriage Case Be Recused?

Adam Winkler | Posted 07.16.2011

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Implicit in Prop. 8 supporters' effort to recuse Judge Walker is the notion that, unlike a gay judge who might benefit from marriage, a heterosexual judge would be impartial. The ironies abound.

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Brown Blasts Prop 8 Backers for 'Witch Hunt' Against Judge Walker

AP | Posted 07.12.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for California Gov. Jerry Brown are accusing the backers of the state's same-sex marriage ban of engaging in a thinly ve...

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Hearing Set For Motion To Disqualify Prop 8 Judge

AP | Posted 06.27.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge has scheduled a hearing on whether a ruling that struck down California's same-sex marriage ban should be thrown out ...

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Prop 8 Sponsors: Judge's Homosexuality Is Grounds For Appeal

AP | By LISA LEFF | Posted 06.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban say the recent disclosure by the federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 that ...

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Gay Judge Who Struck Down Prop 8 Never Thought About Recusing Himself

Reuters | Dan Levine | Posted 06.06.2011

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April 6, 2011 11:33:59 PM By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban never conside...

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We Don't Have Forever

latimes.com | Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.28.2011

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Reporting from Palm Springs-- Derence Kernek and Ed Watson live together each day in fear that they won't be able to pledge "till death do us part" be...

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California Judge Keeps Gay Marriage On Hold

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has refused to allow gay marriages to take place in California while it considers the constitutionality of th...

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A Giant Leap Forward for Equality

Mark Leno | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly two years after the passage of Proposition 8 in California, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that the divisive measure denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry is unconstitutional.

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Is It Possible to Be Against Same-Sex Marriage Without Being Homophobic?

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

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Without factual support, it is becoming less and less tenable for opponents of same-sex marriage to argue that their positions are not influenced by a dislike of gay people and their intimate relationships.

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Defending Prop 8: The Meg Whitman, Steve Cooley Morass -- With Insight from Lambda Legal's Jon Davidson

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and attorney general candidate Steve Cooley recently said that they would defend Prop 8 in a federal trial, if elected and given the opportunity.

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If Hard-Won Court Victory Against Prop 8 Is Tossed out, You Can Thank Jerry Brown

Peter Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ted Olson's legal strategy is gay Californians' last best hope for judicial affirmation of their right to marry. Ironically, Jerry Brown's pursuit of short-term political advantage jeopardizes that strategy. 

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Judging the Judge: A Matter of Rights and Wrongs

Judith S. Kaye | Posted 05.25.2011

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All judges have personal qualities, among them sex, age, race, background, experience and religious beliefs. But this does not mean they aren't able to look beyond personal factors and decide cases based on the facts and the law.

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Prop 8 Judge: I Doubt My Ruling Can Be Appealed

AP | PAUL ELIAS and LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Attorney General Jerry Brown urged a federal appeals court Friday to waste no time in allowing gay marriages to resume in Califo...

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