With Calif. Ruling Stayed, Gay-Rights Battle Moves to Hawaii
This is a discussion on With Calif. Ruling Stayed, Gay-Rights Battle Moves to Hawaii within the Law News forum, part of the FORUM INFORMATION category; The ruling earlier this month by San Francisco federal judge Vaughn Walker declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional might well be overturned ...
 POST NEW QUESTION |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
Aug 30th, 2010, 10:20 AM
|
#1 |
|
News
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 6,073
|
With Calif. Ruling Stayed, Gay-Rights Battle Moves to Hawaii
The ruling earlier this month by San Francisco federal judge Vaughn Walker declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional might well be overturned by the Ninth Circuit. But for now, it seems it's providing a bit of inspiration to gays and lesbians in Hawaii.
 The Hawaii lawsuit focuses not on gay marriage but on legalizing civil unions, which give same-sex partners the same rights and responsibilities as marriage. The Hawaiian Constitution bans same-sex marriage. Still, the Hawaii, lawsuit makes many of the same arguments outlined in the California suit that challenged Prop. 8. More... |
|
|
|
| Bookmark & Share |
| Tags |
| proposition 8 |
«
Women Make Up One-Third of the Supreme Court, But Does it Matter?
|
Fifth Circuit Hearing on Islamic Organization Shrouded in Secrecy
»
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
Linear Mode
More
|
|
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Lawyers target gay marriage ruling by Calif judge (AP) | Yahoo! News | Crimes and Trials News | 0 | Jun 13th, 2011 04:00 AM |
| Massachusetts Decision on Federal Benefits for Gay Couples Stayed | WSJ Law Blog | Law News | 0 | Aug 20th, 2010 10:20 AM |
| Battle Over Medical-Malpractice Caps Moves to Nevada | WSJ Law Blog | Law News | 0 | Aug 2nd, 2010 01:40 PM |
| Custody Battle Pits Gay Couple Against Surrogate | WSJ Law Blog | Child Custody & Support | 1 | Dec 31st, 2009 12:34 PM |
| Tom Selleck wins Calif. court battle over horse (AP) | Yahoo! News | Crimes and Trials News | 0 | Sep 5th, 2009 03:30 PM |
Criminal law issues? Contact leading defense lawyers now! Free immediate consultation!
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:52 AM.