Federal judge fast-tracks lawsuit seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ban

By Josh Richman Oakland Tribune Kristin Perry, from left, and Sandra Stier, listen as attorney Theodore Olson speaks at a news conference at the Federal Building in San Francisco, Thursday, July 2, 2009. Attorneys behind the federal court challenge to California's voter-approved gay marriage ban plan to argue during a pretrial hearing Thursday that by stripping gays of the right to wed, Proposition 8 runs afoul of the constitutional requirement that the government should treat its citizens equally absent a compelling reason not to do so. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge moved Thursday to fast-track a lawsuit that seeks to overturn Proposition 8 and let California's same-sex marriages resume. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker agreed to let Prop. 8's proponents intervene in the case to defend the... [read full story]                    

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