Now the waiting game begins. In a three-hour long oral hearing yesterday, justices grappled with the fate of Prop. 8 as gay and lesbian rights attorneys, civil rights lawyers and representatives of both the City of San Francisco and the Attorney General's office asked them to overturn the ban. ...

Hey hey! It's your special day, gays and lesbians, as the California Supreme Court listens to arguments on whether to overturn Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage in the state of California only months after that same court declared marriage "an inalienable right". Crowds are g...

Three California Episcopal Churches decided to break-off from the gay-friendly American church over the it's ordination of gays and lesbians, but the California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that while they're welcome to pack up their crucifix and leave metaphorically, in practice the cruc...

In California, for the last 28 years, the Health and Safety Code has stated, “No person who in good faith, and not for compensation, renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency shall be liable for any civil damages resulting from any act or omission.” This has been known as the G...

Will Bill Clinton's nemesis be taking on California marriage equality advocates next year in California's Supreme Court battle over Proposition 8? Jordan Lorence, senior counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian non-profit, was overheard last week in D.C. saying, ...

The California Supreme Court legal challenge to Proposition 8 The links: S168047 KAREN L. STRAUSS, et al., Petitioners v. MARK B. HORTON, et al. Immediate Stay Request Petitioner’s Exhibits Petitioner’s Motion for Judicial Notice Amended Petition Motion to Intervene Motion to Intervene b...

What's next in the fight over same-sex marriage...

A ruling by the California Supreme Court providing full marriage equality to gay and lesbian couples takes affect today. This important civil rights victory was met with strong words of praise from the Northern California - Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ. FULL STORY...

That irascible character, Judge Alex Kozinski , should have known better. Back in 2001 Chief Justice Rehnquist instructed one of the court administration gofers to “Tell Alex to watch pornography at home and not download it and watch it in the courts� As you have probably heard, Alex Kozinski, r...

Some of the usual suspects are starting to beat the drums. They are saying that California Supreme Court Justice Carol Corrigan is a Bernadine Arnold. I think Justice Corrigan got it wrong in her dissent on the gay marriage case : "Californians should allow our gay and lesbian neighbors to call thei...