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San Diego Salon C, North Tower/Lobby Level
Proposition 8, Legal Challenges and The Future Of Marriage Between Same-Sex Couples
Proposition 8 in California purported to amend the state constitution such that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California.” The amendment was designed to invalidate the California Supreme Court’s May 15, 2008 decision to the contrary and calls into question the status of 18,000 marriages that same sex couples entered into in California between May 15 and November 4. Proposition 8 continues to receive nationwide attention.
This panel will address Proposition 8; constitutional challenges to Proposition 8, including the question whether the voter initiative validly "amended" the state constitution or instead illegally revised it; the future of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”); and legal and constitutional trends in other states with regard to this and related issues.
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