An appellate attorney in Oakland has filed an amicus curiae brief before the Ninth Circuit, arguing that California’s same-sex marriage ban should be found invalid because the state’s entire ballot initiative process was improperly voted into law 99 years ago.
Jon Eisenberg, of Eisenberg and Hancock, filed the brief on Oct. 25 before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, where supporters of Proposition 8 have moved to overturn a recent decision by federal Judge Vaughn Walker finding that the initiative, which passed in 2008 by 52 percent of California voters, violates the federal constitutional rights of gays and lesbians.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
