Tomorrow: U.S. Court of Appeals To Rule on Prop 8

It's big time tomorrow in Cali-Cal. We will know about Prop 8 in the morning.

Here's the press release:

San Francisco, CA – The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will issue a ruling in the landmark federal civil rights case of Perry v. Brown on Tuesday February 7, 2012 by 10:00 a.m. PST.  The court will determine whether to uphold the historic August 2010 decision of the Federal District Court that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.  Proposition 8 stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry. 

 

The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the Perry case, will hold three media events on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 to discuss the significance and impact of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling:

 

1) A 10:30 a.m. PST press conference in Los Angeles at Vibiana, 214 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.  Speaking at the press conference will be plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Theodore B. Olson and David Boies; AFER Board President Chad Griffin; plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo; and Dominick Zarrillo.

 

2) A national media conference call at 11:45 a.m. PST.  RSVP to melissa@afer.org for access code.  Speaking on the call will be plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Theodore B. Olson and David Boies; AFER Board President Chad Griffin; plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo; and Dominick Zarrillo.

 

3) A 5:00 p.m. PST press conference in San Francisco. Location is forthcoming.  Speaking at the press conference will be plaintiffs’ lead co-counsel Theodore B. Olson and David Boies; AFER Board President Chad Griffin; plaintiffs Kris Perry & Sandy Stier and Paul Katami & Jeff Zarrillo; Dominick Zarrillo; and San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera.

It's going to be epic tomorrow folks!

 

Here's the Prop 8 Ruling

Final Stay Order

via JMG

Will Prop 8 stay or go? Judge Walker will deliver his decision TODAY!

Today Judge Walker will decide if his Prop 8 decision stay or hits the door.

The Advocate reports:

U.S. district judge Vaughn R. Walker will issue a Thursday morning ruling on whether to stay a decision in the Proposition 8 federal case pending appeal, according to a late Wednesday e-mail from the court. The ruling will be issued between 9 a.m. and noon Pacific time.

If Walker rules against the stay, the state of California will presumably allow same-sex couples to wed once again. Such unions have been illegal since voters in the state passed Prop. 8 in November 2008.

Let's hope for the best!

Rally in Cali

Here is some info on the Day of Decision events in California. If y'all are around, come out and support.

Here's a rundown of all of the activities in Los Angeles -- please spread the word far and wide:
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Rally and March starting in West Hollywood
When: 7:00 pm on Decision Day / March starts ~ 8 pm
Where: Santa Monica Blvd & San Vicente Blvd

What to bring:
• White Ribbon to tie White Knots all along our march
• White Flowers to lay in Matthew Shepard Human Rights Park
• White Chalk to write messages in the road and on the sidewalks
• Wear White to show our unity in supporting same-sex marriage
• Bring signs and bullhorns and anything else to make noise...let them hear us united and strong!

You can also meet the march at approximately 9:30pm at Hollywood & Highland

Rally at the L.A. County Marriage License Office
When: 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Decision Day
Where: 4716 East Ceasar Chavez Avenue , L.A. , CA 90022
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We NEED volunteers for LA’s Day of Decision. If you are interested in volunteering please contact: VolunteerDOD@gmail.com subject line "RSVP Volunteer"
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THE SATURDAY AFTER THE RULING:
Meet in the Middle for Equality in Fresno
http://www.meetinthemiddle 4equality.com/
- Saturday: State-wide Rally in Fresno ; warm-up at noon, kickoff at 1pm
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For more information, go to http://www.equalitycentral .org, http://www.decisionday.org, http://www.dayofdecision.o rg

Prop 8 Ruling Tomorrow?

This is news spreading around the nets. Apparently, the Prop 8 ruling is coming out tomorrow.

Unconfirmed reports around the Web are indicating that the California supreme court will announce its decision on Prop 8 on Thursday. One report says that barricades are being set up in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, with the local police department directed to make preparations. Another report says that similar measures are being taken in San Diego.

The high court has until June 3 to announce its decision on whether or not Prop 8 will be overturned. If the decision is going to be announced tomorrow, the court will notify the public today at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

I will drive up WeHo and the Mormon church to see if there's anything set up.

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