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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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Columns

Jason.Willick

Off the beat: Marriage, morality and philosopher kings

In an interview during the 2012 election season, a prominent American politician spoke highly of advocates of traditional marriage. They are motivated by an impulse to “preserve and strengthen families,” he said. He avoided framing the debate over gay marriage as a civil rights issue, calling it instead a disagreement Read More…

Notes from the Field

Agenda for Feb. 22 ASUC Senate meeting

The ASUC Senate will hold its fifth meeting of the semester Wednesday night, which will possibly include a vote on a bill opposing Proposition 8 and the introduction of several bills that suggest making amendments to the ASUC bylaws. The ASUC Standing Committee on University and External Affairs passed a bill Read More…

Editorials

The noble struggle

STATE ISSUES: By ruling California’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set a just precedent.

For too long, the rights of same-sex couples have remained suspended in California, inexplicably restricted by a law that is both rationally and morally reprehensible. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ Tuesday ruling that struck down the state’s same-sex marriage ban — passed by ballot initiative Proposition 8 in Read More…

News

Members of a group against Prop. 8 celebrate after hearing the verdict passed down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Local residents celebrate Prop 8 decision on courthouse steps

SAN FRANCISCO — Albany resident Alan Eckert was alone on the corner of Seventh and Mission streets early Tuesday morning holding a colorful sign that read, “GAYS — We love Boies,” a play on words praising lawyer David Boies for helping oppose California Proposition 8. Eckert felt the need to Read More…

News

Opponents of Prop. 8 celebrate outside the courthouse after hearing that the court ruled the proposition unconstitutional.

Federal appeals court rules Prop 8 unconstitutional

A federal appeals court ruled California’s 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Tuesday, upholding an August 2010 decision. “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California, and to officially reclassify their relationships and Read More…