Wednesday, February 22, 2012

En Banc Review By 9th Circuit Sought In Proposition 8 Invalidation

A petition (full text) for a rehearing en banc was filed with the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday in Perry v. Brown. In the case, a 3-judge panel of the 9th Circuit (by a 2-1 vote) struck down California's Proposition 8 that eliminated the right for same-sex couples to marry. (See prior posting.) AP reports on the rehearing petition. In a separate motion (full text) filed yesterday, Imperial County Clerk, Chuck Storey, sought again to intervene as a defendant in the case.