A federal appeals court ruled in San Francisco today that a video recording of a 2010 trial on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 must remain sealed. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was bound by a promise made by U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco during that trial that the video would not be broadcast. Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote, "The ......

Appeal proceedings in the legal battle over the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 were put back on track by the state Supreme Court today. The California high court unanimously ruled in San Francisco that the sponsors of the voter-approved ban on gay marriage have a right to step into the case in the place of state officials to defend the measure in a federal appeals court. The case will now ......

 A video recording of last year's trial on Proposition 8 in federal court in San Francisco will remain sealed indefinitely. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday granted the sponsors of the ban on same-sex marriage a stay of a lower court order mandating public release of the video. In last year's trial, now-retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker said that Proposition 8, an initiative approved by state voters in 2008, violated the ......

A federal judge in San Francisco today ordered that a video of last year's trial on Proposition 8 be unsealed and made available to the public. However, U.S. District Judge James Ware stayed his order until Sept. 30 to give the sponsors of Proposition 8, who oppose video's release, a chance to appeal his ruling. Ware wrote in his ruling that the video is now part of the official record ......

In a decision released early Tuesday afternoon, Judge James Ware denied a motion that would have vacated Judge Vaughn Walker's decision deeming Proposition 8 unconstitutional. The foes of same-sex marriage had challenged Walker's decision on the grounds that he's in a long-term relationship with a man.  Ware wrote: "The Motion fails to cite any evidence that Judge Walker would be incapable of being impartial." You can read the full text ......