California: Federal Judge Upholds Same-Sex Ruling

Last year, Chief Justice Vaughn Walker declared California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional. Proposition 8 was a voter initiative to eliminate the legal right of same-sex couples to marry in the state, which had been previously granted on June 16, 2008. Recently, Chief Justice Walker's decision was appealed once he retired and revealed that he is in a same-sex relationship himself. Opponents of his ruling claimed that he could not be impartial because of his relationship, and others have argued against the basis of this appeal.

Today Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware heard these arguments and upheld Chief Justice Walker's decision.

Here are news stories which discuss this recent development:

Court Upholds Gay Judge's Ruling on Proposition 8

Prop 8 Challenge to Gay Judge's Ruling Rejected

Gay Judge's Same-Sex Ruing Upheld

Gay Jurist in Proposition 8 Case Had No Legal Obligation to Remove Himself, Judge Rules