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"Irate Prop. 8 backers say gay judge not impartial"

"Irate Prop. 8 backers say gay judge not impartial": This article appears today in The Sacramento Bee, along with an article headlined "Proposition 8 is putting voters' views on trial."

Today in The San Jose Mercury News, Howard Mintz reports that "Federal judge in Prop. 8 case an unpredictable iconoclast."

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle has an article headlined "Long road ahead for Prop. 8 court case."

Maura Dolan and Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times report that "Gay marriage ruling anchored in factual findings; Legal analysts say the federal judge appeared to be making a calculated effort to force higher courts to grapple with the practical reality of gay unions over legal theory when applying the law."

John Schwartz of The New York Times has an article headlined "Conservative Jurist, With Independent Streak." The newspaper also contains an article headlined "Gay Marriage Ruling a Challenge for Both Parties."

The Washington Post reports that "Both sides in same-sex marriage debate see chance to galvanize support after California ruling."

The Christian Science Monitor contains an article headlined "Will California gay marriage ruling affect other states? If Judge Vaughn Walker's decision declaring the California gay marriage law unconstitutional is eventually upheld by the US Supreme Court, it could overturn gay marriage bans in 45 states."

And The Associated Press has reports headlined "Judge's personal life debated after gay ruling"; "Gay marriage before nation's largest appeals court"; and "Mexican court upholds capital's gay marriage law."

Full post as published by How Appealing on August 06, 2010 (boomark / email).