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Judge Keeps Same-Sex Nuptials on Hold, for Now

The federal judge in California who last week struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban ruled Thursday that local officials there still do not have the legal authority to marry same-sex couples for at least another week.

Judge Walker Says Calif. Gays Can Wed Soon; America Moves Toward Acceptance

(Aug. 12) -- The incoming tide shows no signs of turning. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that legally recognized marriages of gay and lesbian couples living in California can resume on Aug. 18, the Los Angeles Times reported. Walker's directive comes after the state's governor, Arnold...

Judge Keeps Same-Sex Nuptials on Hold, for Now

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 12) -- A federal judge on Thursday put gay marriages on hold for at least another six days in California, raising hopes among same-sex couples that they soon will be able to tie the knot after years of agonizing delays. Judge Vaughn Walker gave opponents of same-sex weddings until Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. to...

Opinion: The Institution Formerly Known as Marriage

(Aug. 5) -- The essential public purpose of marriage is to attach mothers and fathers to their children and to one another. Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling overturning California's Proposition 8 illustrates that he does not understand this basic point. He replaces this public purpose with private purposes of adults'...

Critics of Prop 8 Ruling Make Judge's Sexual Orientation an Issue

(Aug. 5) -- Critics of "activist judges," start your engines! A developing subplot to Wednesday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that overturned California's Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage, is that Walker is himself reported to be gay. During the case, articles in publications...

Background on Judge Vaughn Walker

Vaughn Richard Walker (born 1944) served as a district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1989 to 2011.

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