Attorney General Brown urges the CA Supreme Court to review of the legal challenges to Prop 8

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http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/release.php?id=1633&

SACRAMENTO—California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged the California Supreme Court to accept review of the legal challenges to Proposition 8 and for this matter of widespread concern to be “promptly resolved.”

“The profound importance of the issues raised by Proposition 8 warrants that this matter be reviewed and promptly resolved by the California Supreme Court.” Attorney General Brown said.

In a set of briefs filed with the Court today, Attorney General Brown wrote that: “review by this Court is necessary to ensure uniformity of decision, finality and certainty for the citizens of California. The constitutionality of the change created by Proposition 8 impacts whether same-sex marriages may issue in California and whether same-sex marriages from other states will be recognized here. There is significant public interest in prompt resolution of the legality of Proposition 8. The Court can provide certainty and finality in this matter.”

Typically, matters are brought before lower courts before the Supreme Court hears the case. However, petitioners have asked the Supreme Court to accept the review directly to bring an early resolution to the matter.

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1. The important thing about this is that the state wants the case to be heard rather than thrown out

that is big new for GLBT supporters - while Brown will argue that Prop 8 should be law - the state is wanting the case to move forward rather than denied by the court. This is good news.

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2. Jerry Brown

What is his actual stance on the issue? I know he is responsible for defending it, but he also decided the wording when it was placed on the ballot: "eliminates the rights..."

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3. Brown while governor signed a law defining marriage as one man one woman

http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=683

"Prior to 1977, California law defined marriage as a relationship between two "persons." When the gender neutral language was changed by the state legislature and signed by Brown, such an action marked one of the earliest laws publicly acknowledged to be motivated by antigay bias."

If he has changed his mind I have seen nothing that indicates that - however Brown is a Democrat and I believe a fairly liberal on at that...