The Legal Challenge to Prop 8

Submitted by Richard Hausman on Mon, 02/09/2009 - 5:22pm.

Join former 27th AD Assembly Member John Laird and The Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County for a presentation by Elizabeth Gill, Staff Attorney at ACLU Northern California on the legal challenge to Proposition 8 on Saturday, March 14, 2009.

 * Sunrise Breakfast at Peachwood’s at the Inn at Pasatiempo
    * 555 Highway 17
    * Saturday, March 14
    * 10 am to Noon
Paid reservations only, call 423-2356. 
Reservation deadline, Monday, March 9, 2009
Click here for the registration form (pdf format)

With the recent announcement that the California Supreme Court will hear arguments on the validity of California’s ban on same-sex marriage this will be a very timely program!

Ms. Gill, Harvard Law 2001, is an expert on the topic and will provide the audience with an overview of state law regarding Proposition 8, what actions Attorney General Jerry Brown is taking, how the ACLU became involved and the steps it has taken in the post-election scenario. Ms. Gill has been very active in the Proposition 8 ACLU campaign and in the litigation before the California Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court hearing on Proposition 8 will take place on March 5th, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, and will be televised live on the California Channel.  A ruling is due within 90 days of the hearing.

John Laird will introduce Ms. Gill and comment on the legislative history of this issue.

This event is co-sponsored by the Diversity Center , the Santa Cruz Chapter of the ACLU, The People’s Democratic Club,  the Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club, the Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County,  the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom .

Paid reservations only, call 423-2356.  Reservation deadline, Monday, March 9, 2009


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