Judge to rule on stay Thursday in Prop. 8 case

[joeybee12]

SAN FRANCISCO – The federal judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban is set to rule Thursday on whether gay marriages should resume immediately in the state or await an appeals court's input.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker announced late Wednesday that he would issue his decision by noon on requests to impose a stay that would keep Proposition 8 in effect while its sponsors appeal his decision.

The announcement came after lawyers for gay couples, California Gov. Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown filed legal motions Friday asking that same-sex marriages be allowed to resume immediately.

Those motions were filed two days after Walker struck down California's voter-approved gay marriage ban as unconstitutional. In his 136-page decision, Walker said gay marriages should begin immediately, but agreed to suspend weddings until he could consider the legal arguments.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gay_marriage_trial

Cross-post to GLBT

[MineralMan]

1. Fingers crossed that he will deny the stay request.

I have no idea whether that will happen or not. It's a nail-biter.

[joeybee12]

2. Seems like what i've read they're asking for the stay because of the "harm"gay marriage will cause

and he pretty much slapped the shit out of that argument in his ruling...and that's all the fundies have as their argument.