Perry v. Schwarzenegger

by Vaughn R. Walker

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

704 F.Supp.2d 921

Perry  v.  Schwarzenegger

No. C 09-2292 VRW 

This case is divided into the following sections:

1. Background to Proposition 8
2. Procedural History of This Action
3. Plaintiffs' Case Against Proposition 8
4. Proponents' Defense of Proposition 8
5. Trial Proceedings and Summary of Testimony
6. Credibility Determinations--Plaintiffs' Witnesses
7. Credibility Determinations--Proponents' Witnesses
8. Findings of Fact--The Parties
9. Findings of Fact--Whether Any Evidence Supports California's Refusal to Recognize Marriage Between Two People Because of Their Sex
10. Findings of Fact--Whether Any Evidence Shows California Has an Interest in Differentiating Between Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Unions
11. Findings of Fact--Whether The Evidence Shows That Proposition 8 Enacted a Private Moral View Without Advancing a Legitimate Governmental Interest
12. Conclusions of Law--Due Process
13. Conclusions of Law--Equal Protection
14. Conclusion
15. Remedies