Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8

November 06, 2008

Los Angeles Times
November 6, 2008
Lawyers for same-sex couples argued that the anti-gay-marriage measure was an illegal constitutional revision -- not a more limited amendment, as backers maintained -- because it fundamentally altered the guarantee of equal protection. A constitutional revision, unlike an amendment, must be approved by the Legislature before going to voters. (Link)
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