Reagan-Appointed Judge Strikes Down Gay Marriage Ban  —  Chuck Donovan of the Heritage Foundation denounces Judge Vaughn Walker for “extreme judicial activism” and “judicial tyranny” in striking down California's Proposition 8, which barred gay people from marrying.

Why Has Media Ignored Judge's Possible Bias In California's Gay Marriage Case?  —  Any minute now we will hear the result of another lawsuit about same-sex marriage.  —  This month a federal judge in Massachusetts threw out a Congressional law which defined marriage as the union of man and woman.

A Maximalist Decision, Raising the Stakes  —  I'm still studying the decision today in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, which strikes down Prop 8 on both due process and equal protection grounds.  I like a lot of the language, and the arguments, as a matter of rhetoric, common sense, and policy.

President Obama's beliefs meet his policy  —  Judging by the White House statement after a federal judge struck down California's Proposition 8 on Wednesday, you might think President Obama supports the rights of gays to marry.  —  The president “has spoken out in opposition to Proposition 8 because it is divisive and discriminatory.

In Same-Sex Ruling, an Eye on the Supreme Court  —  A federal judge's forceful opinion Wednesday in favor of same-sex marriage is only the beginning of a process that is likely to go all the way to the United States Supreme Court.  —  The ultimate outcome of the California case cannot be predicted …