Cross-posted from two-diaries over at Calitics. And if you feel like really doing something proactive, how about giving some money to Equality for All, to fight against the Anti-Marriage initiative in November.
A friend of mine emailed me a PDF foretelling a ruling in In Re Marriage Cases from the Supreme Court's website. So, tomorrow is the day we will learn if, in California, we all have equal rights.
The decision is scheduled to come out at 10am. The Supreme Court has all sorts of interesting documents, audio, and other stuff related to the case at a special "High Profile Cases" page. If you are in SF, you can attend a post-decision rally at City Hall at noon. More details at Calitics.
But, over the flip, I have some bad news about this. I won't stoop to putting "BREAKING" in my title, but it is something of a bombshell. Flip...
I don't traditionally ply in loosely sourced rumors, but here I go. Some troubling news has emerged from the California Supreme Court regarding In re Marriage Cases due to be announced tomorrow.
First, Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar's only openly gay law clerk abruptly resigned today. I'm still looking to get additional details on this, but I am told that there was no indication of the resignation prior to today. If you have any further details on this, shoot me an email.
Next, from another source intimately familiar with the case and the Court, I'm hearing that the Court is prepared to take a step that stands in stark contrast to their bold and courageous position in Perez v. Sharp. Specifically, it looks like we might get a decision that dramatically rules against granting individuals the freedom to marry whomever they choose. The total voting correctly could be limited to one justice (if even that) by dissenting from a decision that would be looked back upon as a cop-out at best.
Leadership takes courage. Some have it. Others do not.