Gay Rights

CA Attorney General Jerry Brown: Court Should Review Constitutionality of Prop 8

by Michael A. Jones

Published November 17, 2008 @ 01:16PM PST

No on 8This certainly helps:

California Attorney General [Jerry] G. Brown Jr. today urged the California Supreme Court to accept review of the legal challenges to Proposition 8 and for this matter of widespread concern to be “promptly resolved.”

“The profound importance of the issues raised by Proposition 8 warrants that this matter be reviewed and promptly resolved by the California Supreme Court.” Attorney General Brown said.

In a set of briefs filed with the Court today, Attorney General Brown wrote that: “review by this Court is necessary to ensure uniformity of decision, finality and certainty for the citizens of California. The constitutionality of the change created by Proposition 8 impacts whether same-sex marriages may issue [sic] in California and whether same-sex marriages from other states will be recognized here. There is significant public interest in prompt resolution of the legality of Proposition 8. The Court can provide certainty and finality in this matter.”

With the Attorney General pushing, it seems even more likely that California's Supreme Court will be issuing a ruling on the validity of Proposition 8 in the very near future.  Stay tuned....

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  1. George Hill

    It is absurd to claim that the constitution is unconstitutional.

    Posted by George Hill on 12/04/2008 @ 04:38AM PST

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Michael is the Communications Director for the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and previously was Communications Director for Pax Christi USA, a progressive Catholic human rights organization.

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