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KJ ([personal profile] owlmoose) wrote2008-11-05 01:48 pm

Here come the lawsuits

They haven't quite finished counting the votes, but the first lawsuits against Proposition 8 have already been filed.

And so it begins.

ETA: Many more details here, especially in comments. I haven't read the whole thread yet, so enter at your own risk.

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[identity profile] kunstarniki.livejournal.com 2008-11-05 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Right on!

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[identity profile] kunstarniki.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
You may find this interesting:


http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/11/06/doma/

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[identity profile] owlmoose.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
That is interesting. I wonder if repealing DOMA could also include some provisions for recognizing state-sanctioned civil unions at the federal level.
Edited 2008-11-06 16:04 (UTC)

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[identity profile] kunstarniki.livejournal.com 2008-11-06 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I do not know. It should keep lawyers in Starbucks money for aeons. I think DOMA is so badly written that no questions are adequately answered. However, it may prove a path to fairness in its death. Hah!