Legal Opinion
Perry v. Proposition 8 Official Proponents
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 19, 2009No. 09-16959PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether a public interest organization is entitled to intervene in a suit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8 (“Prop. 8”), a state ballot initiative restricting the definition of marriage to the union of a man and a woman under California law. The Campaign for California Families (“the Campaign”) seeks to intervene in part because it alleges that the Official Proponents of Prop. 8 and ProtectMarriage.com — -parties to the suit — will not adequately represent all the Campaign’s interests in the litigation. The reality is that the Campaign and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Nancy Anne Spangler, United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellee v. Pasadena City Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Prete v. BradburyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- In Re Marriage CasesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2008
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