A HEARING, TO CONSIDER PROPOSITION 8 ARGUMENTS (AND WHETHER TO “SET ASIDE” LAST YEAR’S RULING (THAT STRUCK PROP 8), HAS BEEN SET FOR JUNE 13TH. THAT MEANS THAT LAWYERS (FOR SAME SEX COUPLES) NOW HAVE UNTIL MAY 13TH TO FILE LEGAL ARGUMENTS OPPOSING THE BID TO “SET ASIDE” U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE WALKER’S RULING.
THE ISSUE UNDER CONSIDERATION IS WHETHER THE JUDGE, WHO HAS BEEN IN A LONG-TERM, SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIP, (AND STOOD TO BENEFIT FROM THE LEGAL RIGHT TO MARRY) SHOULD HAVE RECUSED HIMSELF FROM THE CASE.
