Prop 8 Plaintiffs ask 9th Circuit to lift stay and allow same-sex marriages to resume in California

I'm glad Ted Olson and David Boies are on our side. Yes, of course they should resume.


Plaintiffs in the federal challenge to Proposition 8 have filed a "Motion to Vacate Stay Pending Appeal" asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to allow same-sex marriages to resume in California, arguing that the court's "stay can no longer be justified..."

The attorneys have also asked the California Supreme Court to expedite their case.

Writes the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) in a release:

Today, the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and its legal team — led by Theodore B. Olson and David Boies — filed a motion with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit asking that the Court immediately lift an order preventing gay and lesbian couples from marrying in California. That order, issued in August 2010, stayed the injunction issued by the U.S. District Court that barred further enforcement of Proposition 8.

This comes on the heels of a request last Thursday by AFER to the California Supreme Court to expedite the hearing of questions relating to the standing of Proponents to maintain an appeal in federal court. AFER’s attorneys urged the California Supreme Court to hear arguments in May, rather than September.

http://www.towleroad.com/2011/02/prop-8-plaintiffs-ask-9th-circuit-to-lift-stay-and-allow-same-sex-marriages-to-resume-in-california.html