In previous correspondence with Davis, Haggis had demanded that the church publicly renounce Proposition 8.
Both Proposition 8 and DOMA do what that sheriff did to the Lovings 55 years ago.
California state officials, including Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, also weighed in to oppose Proposition 8.
The separate case from California deals with Proposition 8, a 2008 voter-approved referendum banning same-sex marriage.
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Proposition 8 supporters also announced the addition of Kenneth Starr to their legal team.
No gay weddings are currently allowed in California, pending the outcome of the Proposition 8 case.
Perry, which struck down Proposition 8 (which would have made same-sex marriage illegal in California).
Proposition 8 did not say that it was retroactive, and there's a presumption against applying measures retroactively.
But California voters in November approved Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to ban gay marriage.
And it was very, very hard to watch Proposition 8 win, especially the vote about the black community.
But first, we're going to continue our conversation about the passage of Proposition 8 in California last week.
In the case of Proposition 8, a private group is defending the measure after the state government declined.
In Hollingsworth, the Proposition 8 case, the state of California has declined to defend the state's own law.
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Prominent Washington attorney Charles Cooper will lead the defense of Proposition 8, the California referendum against same-sex marriage.
Justices Breyer, Ginsberg, Sotomayor, and Kagan are likely to vote in favor of overturning DOMA and Proposition 8.
Wednesday's lawsuit was filed on behalf of two same-sex couples who have been denied marriage licenses under Proposition 8.
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But when we return, we're going to continue our conversation about Proposition 8.
Backers of DOMA and Proposition 8 say it should be up to the public to decide, not the courts.
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Proposition 8 was a referendum, one of the purest forms of direct democracy.
Justice Sotomayor asked what injury was suffered by the people defending Proposition 8.
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The court will hear oral arguments on California's Proposition 8 measure next week.
"Proposition 8's brevity is matched by its clarity, " one of the briefs read.
Another narrow ruling would look at the interplay between Proposition 8 and the California supreme court ruling endorsing same-sex marriage.
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Reverend JOHNSON: Well, unfortunately, I would have to concur, but the problem here is that it isn't just about Proposition 8.
Boies and Olson have formed an unlikely partnership to represent the challengers to Proposition 8, approved by California voters in 2008.
California's Proposition 8 is the only such referendum that revoked the right after lawmakers and the state courts previously allowed it.
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Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies have asked a federal judge to block California from enforcing the ban, known as Proposition 8.
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"Right now, Californians support traditional, natural marriage 49 percent compared to 43 percent for same-sex marriage, " said Garlow, who supported Proposition 8.
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Lifelong Mormons Lee and Carol Oldham are anguished about the split their opposition to Proposition 8 has caused in their LDS ward.
They know the court could uphold Proposition 8, which would almost certainly lead to an effort to repeal it by California voters.
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