Before gay marriage foes filed their first brief to the 9th Circuit seeking to restore Prop 8, both parties agreed to open up the matter to amicus curiae briefs. The first to weigh in is a man named Robert Wooten, who wastes no time getting personal, at least for Judge Vaughn Walker, who delivered the landmark ruling calling Prop 8 unconstitutional. "If the allegation that Judge Walker is a homosexual is true, [then] he has a personal interest in the outcome of the trial" and should have recused himself, the brief states.
September 20, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Before gay marriage foes filed their first brief to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to restore Proposition 8, both parties agreed to open up the matter to amicus curiae briefs.
Who would have the first say? A guy named Robert Wooten, who wastes no time in making things personal, at least for Northern District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, who in August delivered the landmark ruling calling Prop 8 unconstitutional.
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