"Today's ploy has betrayed itself to be among the last desperate gasps of anti-gay discrimination."
Topix Gay News Jun 12 08
The Campaign for California Families today filed with the California Court of Appeal a motion to stay the California Supreme Court's May 15 ruling striking down state Family Code provisions that discriminate against gay and lesbian partners as unconstitutional. CCF filed a similar motion with the California Supreme Court on May 30, which was rejected by the high court on June 4. In response to CCF's filing, City Attorney Dennis Herrera issued the following statement: "I am not aware of a process in American law that enables parties to effectively appeal a higher court ruling to a lower court," said Herrera. Full story...
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