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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...

California Gay Couples Lining Up for Marriage Licenses Ahead of Walker Ruling

(Aug. 12) -- In anticipation of U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling on whether gays and lesbians can immediately resume the practice of same-sex marriage, anticipated within hours, some couples have begun lining up to get a license at the first possible opportunity. Walker is expected to issue his ruling on...

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...

Opinion: Prop 8 Ruling Is an Especially Sweet Victory

(Aug. 5) -- For many in the gay community, the victory was especially sweet. For most Democrats and liberals in California, the election of Barack Obama in November 2008 was bittersweet. While the election of America's first black president marked a long-awaited and exciting milestone, the passage of Proposition 8 --...

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04/20/12 Judge inducted into Fraternity's Distinguished Service... Source: The Chicago Crusader - Chicago IL Recently, the men of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., hosted a reception celebrating the Honorable Judge Carl Anthony WalkerÃ¢s where he was inducted into its Distinguished Service Chapter, at the Metropolitan Club of Chicago.