9th Circuit Will Permit Live C-SPAN Broadcast of Arguments In Prop 8 Appeal

According to today's San Francisco Chronicle, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that C-SPAN  will be permitted to broadcast live the appeals court arguments in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the case challenging the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 that bars same-sex marriage. The two-hour arguments scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on December 6 will be split between arguments on standing and arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8. (9th Circuit order on oral arguments.) Attempts to allow limited televising of the federal district court trial in the case were ultimately prevented by a U.S. Supreme Court decision finding that the district court followed improper procedures in adopting its rule permitting broadcasting. (See prior posting.)