Comments on: Gay marriage legal in CA; what will CT do?

By: Same sex marriage: Does Justice Borden really oppose it? | a public defender

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:43:31 +0000

[...] how (or why), one must look closely at Justice Borden’s dissent. Essentially he does what I predicted he would [...]

By: Same-sex marriage legal in Connecticut | a public defender

Same-sex marriage legal in Connecticut | a public defender — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:13:41 +0000

[...] how wrong was [...]

By: A Connecticut Law Blog » On Kerrigan

A Connecticut Law Blog » On Kerrigan — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:53:29 +0000

[...] Gideon reflects on our Supreme Court confronting the issue of gay marriage in Connecticut in light of the California Supreme Court’s overturning California’s ban on gay marriages: …it seems to me that the most likely outcome is that the Court will punt the case ( Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health) back to the legislature. The days of the CT Supreme Court being on the forefront of progressive jurisprudence seem to be long gone. [...]

By: S18

S18 — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:42:06 +0000

A fascinating exchange prompting me to ask how the rights of any minority (50% -1) are protected in a democracy?

By: mattw

mattw — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:32:10 +0000

California has both regular ballot initiatives (which have the weight of law) and Constitutional ballot initiatives (which directly amend the state Constitution, and cannot be overruled by the courts.) The eight-years-ago proposition was the former, and Christian Right activists are promoting a Constitutional proposition this year.

FWIW, the legislature has passed marriage equality multiple times, and Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed it, saying that the courts should decide — and that he would stand behind whatever they did decide.

By: SPO

SPO — Sun, 18 May 2008 16:31:06 +0000

A red herring, and you know it. That the political branches don’t decide doesn’t somehow mean that the State’s EPC gets to be changed.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:21:10 +0000

The same legislature that twice voted to legalize same-sex marriage, only to have it vetoed by the Governor, saying he’d like the court to decide?

By: SPO

SPO — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:19:20 +0000

That’s not the issue. The issue is whether the California Constitution withdraws the power from the legislature to decide. It doesn’t.

By: What’s In a Name? Gay Marriage In Connecticut (Part 1)

What’s In a Name? Gay Marriage In Connecticut (Part 1) — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:54:15 +0000

[...] Gideon reflects on our Supreme Court confronting the issue of gay marriage in Connecticut in light of the California Supreme Court’s overturning California’s ban on gay marriages: …it seems to me that the most likely outcome is that the Court will punt the case back to the legislature. The days of the CT Supreme Court being on the forefront of progressive jurisprudence seem to be long gone. [...]

By: Gideon

Gideon — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:15:54 +0000

You still haven’t pointed to a provision of the California Constitution that limits marriage to men and women. That’s because there isn’t one.