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Locals win in Supreme Court’s historic ruling on Prop. 8 case

Spencer Perry, who is the son of the marriage at issue in the historic Supreme Court case on Prop. 8 yesterday stands in the backyard of his home in Berkeley, CA.
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Spencer Perry, who is the son of the marriage at issue in the historic Supreme Court case on Prop. 8 yesterday stands in the backyard of his home in Berkeley, CA.

Spencer’s mom Kristin Perry served as a defendant in Hollingsworth v. Perry, in which the Supreme Court decided in a close 5-4 ruling to void a previous lower court trial on California’s Proposition 8 bill which upheld the statewide ban on same-sex marriage.
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Make student voices heard in the city this fall

Register to vote in Berkeley and have an active voice in local politics

This year, Cal students have an unprecedented opportunity to have a voice in local Berkeley politics. Currently, Cal students make up about a quarter of Berkeley’s population, but in the last half century, only one student has been elected to Berkeley City Council. The Free Speech Movement — the apex Read More…