In an excellent op-ed published in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, EJS board member Tobias Wolff summarizes the core issues facing the Calif. Supreme Court as it considers overturning Prop. 8. Tobias, a constitutional law professor at U. Penn., rebuts Ken Starr’s argument that Prop. 8 should be considered an amendment rather than a revision toContinueContinue reading “Tobias Wolff: ‘Are Liberties Subject to Majority Vote?’”
Category Archives: Proposition 8
Remarks by Eva Paterson at Prop. 8 Oral Arguments Press Conference
As prepared for delivery at this morning’s press conference: Good morning. I’m Eva Paterson, President and co-founder of the Equal Justice Society. I’m here today to stand together with my friends and allies as we ask the state Supreme Court to stand for fairness and opportunity in our society. Last May, this Court ruled thatContinueContinue reading “Remarks by Eva Paterson at Prop. 8 Oral Arguments Press Conference”
Eva Paterson, Other Leaders Join Lawyers for Press Conference on Prop 8 Legal Challenge
EJS President Eva Paterson will participate in a press conference with other leaders and attorneys to be held immediately prior to Thursday’s California Supreme Court oral arguments in the Prop 8 legal challenge. Attorneys will argue that by taking away a right only from one group, Proposition 8 violates the most basic principle of ourContinueContinue reading “Eva Paterson, Other Leaders Join Lawyers for Press Conference on Prop 8 Legal Challenge”