Topic: Vaughn Walker
Ellen Barkin has joined the upcoming Broadway performance of '8'Ellen Barkin has joined the cast of a new play based on the trial over the constitutionality of California's gay marriage ban, Proposition 8. The 13-day trial, held last year in San Francisco, ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban never considered his own homosexuality as a reason to recuse himself from the case, he said on Wednesday.Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who retired from the bench at ...
Lawyers in California's historic gay marriage trial gave their final arguments before Judge Vaughn R. Walker today. Today's arguments happened two years to the day ( June 16, 2008) when hundreds of same-sex couples were married in California.
Judge in historic gay marriage trial challenges lawyers with tough closing argument questionsThe lawyers in the landmark federal trial over the constitutionality of California's gay marriage ban may have to check their dazzling oratory at the courtroom door during next week's closing ...
Gay groups signaled Tuesday they would appeal a federal judge's order to surrender documents related to Proposition 8 Gay groups signaled Tuesday they would appeal a federal judge's order to surrender documents related to Proposition 8, the gay marriage ban narrowly approved ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has put a halt, at least temporarily, to plans to let Google's video site stream coverage of the "Proposition 8" trial, which kicked off Monday in a San Francisco courtroom. U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker was going to ...
Court to consider broadcast of Proposition 8 trial The possibility of having the first federal case to challenge the constitutionality of a gay marriage ban televised will be considered in California next week, the 'San Francisco Chronicle' reported. Chief U.S. District Judge ...
Gay rights groups attempting to intervene in a federal gay marriage lawsuit were rebuffed Friday Gay rights groups attempting to intervening as full-fledged plaintiffs in a federal gay marriage lawsuit likely headed to the Supreme Court were officially rebuffed by lawyers in ...
Gay legal groups ask to join Calif marriage ban suit, get chilly receptionThree gay-friendly legal groups have asked to be part of a federal lawsuit challenging California's same-sex marriage ban a request that drew an icy reception from the activists behind the ...