Not the best of all possible ruling, but very welcome nonetheless.

It's too early to celebrate.

First off, we still don't have marriage equality restored in California. In a footnote, the court held that the (in my opinion highly unConstitutional) injunction it had issued will remain in effect until after the deadline to appeal has passed (or until after the motion to appeal is denied).

The majority opinion boils down to this:

1. The official ( Read more... )

Nothing like sitting around waiting to hear if the courts think the Constitution applies to you.

Remind me when we legalize pot to create a recipe for smoking meat over burning marijuana. I'll call it "High Steaks."

If something sent to the government is lost in the mail, it is regarded as not sent. If something sent from the government is lost in the mail, it is regarded as received. Was Schrödinger describing the U.S. Postal Service?

I'm a member of three unions. My husband is a member of a public employees union ( Read more... )

I'm in between errands at the moment, so I have not read the order myself. But based on what I've gotten in the e-mail alerts and on the Prop 8 Trial Tracker website, it looks like the court has dismissed the appeal from Imperial County, and asked the California Supreme Court to decide if the official ballot initiative proponents have standing ( Read more... )

There was a time when I used to be a model. I was frequently asked to pose in little or no clothing. If you know where to look, it's not actually all that hard to find nude photos of me ( Read more... )

The amicus briefs in opposition to Proposition 8 (which suppressed the right of same-sex couples to marry in California and was overturned by the court, a ruling which is now being appealed) are being filed at a very rapid rate currently. Most of them are not introducing anything new, merely reiterating arguments already before the court or ( Read more... )