Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Prop 8 Overturned, A Compendium


UPDATED:

The Best Worst Prop 8 Reactions courtesy of Talking Points Memo.

Maggie Gallagher on with CNN's Anderson Cooper:


Does it matter that Judge Walker is gay. Andrew Sullivan's blog takes it on.
When law goes viral.

NY Times editorial this morning.

And on the other side, Maggie Gallagher's editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle. (Maggie Gallagher heads up the National Organization of Marriage.

The LA Times devotes an entire page online to coverage of Prop 8.

A reader on Andrew Sullivan's blog points out this fun fact:
The Prop 8 case now makes three consecutive judicial opinions holding that laws prohibiting same-sex marriages have no rational basis. Interestingly, all three were authored by judges who were nominated or appointed by Republicans.


NPR had this feature this morning discussing the impact on Democracts, specifically President Obama.

Dahlia Lithwick interviewed by Rachel Maddow:

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Will be posting a host of links to a variety of articles, analyses, and opinions on today's historic overturning of California's Proposition 8.

From Good, a timeline of Prop 8.

The video evidence released by Judge Walker.

American Prospect brings us Adam Serwer's Prop 8: Shame in Perpetuity.

The San Jose Mercury News has extensive coverage including a slide show of post-ruling celebrations and press conferences.

You can totally geek out and read the entire ruling here.

A somewhat sobering analysis from the New York Times on the future of Prop 8 as it makes its way to the Supreme Court.

In Salon, Linda Hirshman puts the ruling and its fate into historical perspective.

The National Organizaton of Marriage (NOM) goes after Judge Walker's personal life.

Dahlia Lithwick on Slate calls it a "brilliant decision."

And Rachel Maddow interviews Boies and Olson:

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