The official date that California’s Supreme Court will hear the case to repeal Prop 8 is set for March 5th. Prop 8 amended the California Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage in the state on November 4, 2008. The justices will hear oral arguments from 9am until noon. The Court will then have ninety days to make a decision. The case will be heard in San Francisco with televised access available on the California Channel (for California residents). The Supreme Court will hear cases both on the validity of Prop 8 and the 18,000 same-sex marriages signed during the Summer of Love, 2008.
In Tuesday’s notice, the California Court set the agenda for the three hour session to look as follows:
30 minutes – California Attorney General, Jerry Brown
2 30 minutes segments – one for each of the groups of same-sex couples who filed
30 minutes – Local governments
60 minutes- Protect Marriage (The initiative’s sponsor)
With the year end a month behind us, final reported numbers on dollars spent on the Prop 8 campaign have been filed. A total of $85 million dollars were spent, in total, by both sides of the cause. Proponents spent $40 million and $45 from opponents. This effectively makes California’s Proposition 8 the most expensive social issue on a ballot in US history. Plans are in motion for demonstrations the morning of March 5th in San Francisco and other cities. Join the Impact is a great resource to find local actions www.jointheimpact.com
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