A Brilliant Ruling

Slate by Dahlia Lithwick | Aug. 5, 2010 (Opinion)

Judge Vaughn R. Walker is not Anthony Kennedy. But when the chips are down, he certainly knows how to write like him. I count—in his opinion today—seven citations to Justice Kennedy's 1996 opinion in Romer v. Evans (striking down an anti-gay Colorado ballot initiative) and eight citations to his 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas (striking down Texas' gay-sodomy law). In a stunning decision this afternoon, finding California's Proposition 8 ballot ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 5, 2010 - 5:56 AM PDT
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Jon Mitchell
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 by Jon Mitchell - Aug. 5, 2010

Friendly review of Walker's opinion, concentrating on its strength as a document. This is a very informative article if trying to understand the ruling from a judicial standpoint.

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Andre Heinemann
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 by Andre Heinemann - Aug. 14, 2010

Enjoyable article about Judge Walker's Prop 8 ruling, well-written and analyzed, pointing out many small, mostly overlooked aspects of his opinion and putting them in context. Well worth reading.

I think I read somewhere "freedom and justice for all." I would call this ruling a step into that direction. Any appellate court taking on the case would have to refer to the body of evidence Judge Walker established and then find a flaw in his logic to overturn the ruling. I commend the judge for his intellect. Brilliant indeed!

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Jason Buberel
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 by Jason Buberel - Aug. 14, 2010
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Paul Belle-Isle
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 by Paul Belle-Isle - Aug. 5, 2010
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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Aug. 5, 2010
Kaizar posted this story.
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Susan Kupferberg
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 by Susan Kupferberg - Aug. 5, 2010

Excellent summary of basis for Judge Walker's opinion, and of the likely strategy which underlies it (e.g. targeting Justice Kennedy as the swing vote). Some good links. Conversational and unpretentious tone with lots of substance.

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The Thomas
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 by The Thomas - Aug. 6, 2010

I feel like I got a true grasp of this issue in one article, rather than searching pointlessly through many articles for good information which none of them include.

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Darin Mahon
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 by Darin Mahon - Aug. 5, 2010
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