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C-SPAN To Air Gay Marriage Ban Prop 8 Hearing




PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 18, 2010
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to allow C-SPAN to 
broadcast the December 6 oral arguments in the appeal of California's
 gay marriage ban, Proposition 8, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The law's sponsor, ProtectMarriage.com, is appealing U.S. District 
Judge Vaughn R. Walker's August ruling that declared the ban 
unconstitutional.
The hearing's first hour will examine whether ProtectMarriage.com
 and Imperial County have legal authority, or standing, to appeal
 Walker's ruling. The groups intervened in the case after Governor 
Arnold Schwarzenegger and governor-elect Jerry Brown, as attorney
 general, refused to defend the law in court. In his ruling, Walker said
 he doubted the group's legal standing because they are not directly 
affected by the law.
The second hour will examine whether Proposition 8 violates the equal
 protection rights of gay and lesbian couples.
The plaintiffs – a gay couple and a lesbian couple who wish to marry – 
are being represented by the American Foundation for Equal Rights 
(AFER), a group formed to support the case.
The court's ruling is not expected to end the debate. Both sides have 
said they believe the case will reach the Supreme Court.
BY ON TOP MAGAZINE STAFF 

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