Even as the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed the brakes Monday for gay couples hoping to wed this week in California, the court set an accelerated pace for hearing the case.

And in what could be an ominous sign for Proposition 8 proponents, the judges ordered them to “include in their opening brief a discussion of why this appeal should not be dismissed for lack of Article III standing.”

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