Federal Judge Declares Prop 8 an Unconstitutional Violation of Equal Protection and Due Process Rights

The decision is out. Read it with me, but here are the key parts of Federal Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling (click to enlarge).

And:

In other words: best case scenario for gay rights.

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Eli Sanders

Eli Sanders was The Stranger's associate editor. His book, "While the City Slept," was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He once did this and once won this, but he also once crashed his bike into a parked car while on his way to a staff meeting, never mind this, so… His website, which probably hasn't been updated in a while, is www.elisanders.net.

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