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Filed 6/17/09

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
KAREN L. STRAUSS et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
MARK B. HORTON, as State Registrar of Vital Statistics, etc., et al., ) S168047
Respondents;
DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH et al.,
Interveners.
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ROBIN TYLER et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA et al.,
) S168066
Respondents;
DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH et al.,
Interveners.
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CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
MARK B. HORTON, as State Registrar of Vital Statistics, etc., et al., ) S168078
Respondents;
DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH et al.,
Interveners.
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MODIFICATION OF OPINION
THE COURT:
The majority opinion herein, filed on May 26, 2009, is modified as follows:
1. In response to the requests for modification filed by petitioners in S168047 and
S168078, the following paragraph is added at the end of footnote 26 (appearing on p. 96 of the
filed opinion):
“In petitions for rehearing, petitioners point out that the amendment/revision issue was
among the numerous issues raised in the briefs filed in another case involving Proposition 14
that was decided one month after Mulkey v. Reitman (Hill v. Miller (1966) 64 Cal.2d 757), but

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in Hill this court affirmed the trial court’s rejection of the plaintiff’s lawsuit without addressing
that issue (id. at pp. 759-760), and petitioners acknowledge that the amendment/revision issue
was not raised by any party in Mulkey, the lead case challenging Proposition 14.”
2. On the court’s own motion, the following paragraph is added at the end of footnote 1
(appearing on pp. 12-13 of the filed opinion):
“Finally, in New Hampshire, where the state legislature even more recently enacted
similar legislation permitting same-sex couples to marry (N.H. 2009 chs. 59-61 (161st Sess.
Gen. Ct.) enacted June 3, 2009 [H.B. Nos. 436, 310 & 73]), the state constitution also may not
be amended through the initiative process. An amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution
may be proposed either by three-fifths of the entire membership of each house of the
legislature or by three-fifths of the entire membership of a constitutional convention, and in
either case a proposed amendment becomes effective only if approved by a two-thirds vote of
the electorate at a statewide election. (N.H. Const., pt. II, art. 100.)”
The concurring and dissenting opinion by Moreno, J. herein, filed on May 26, 2009, is
modified as follows:
1. The penultimate sentence of footnote 6 on pages 16-17 that begins, “But Proposition
14 was not even challenged . . .” is modified to read: “But in Mulkey v. Reitman, Proposition
14 was not even challenged . . . .”
2. The following sentence is added at the end of footnote 6, on pages 16-17:
“Moreover, as the majority acknowledges, the issue was raised in the related case of Hill v.
Miller (1966) 64 Cal.2d 757. (Maj. opn., ante, at p. 96, fn. 26.)”
This modification does not affect the judgment.

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The court issued an order to show cause in Strauss, Tyler, and City and County of San Francisco directing the parties to brief and argue the following issues: (1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? (See Cal. Const., art. XVIII, sections 1-4.) (2) Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution? (3) If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8?

Opinion Information

Date:	Citation:	Docket Number:	Category:	Status:
Wed, 06/17/2009	46 Cal.4th 364	S168047M	Original Proceeding - Civil	closed; remittitur issued

Disposition
May 26 2009	Opinion filed

Dockets
Nov 5 2008	Petition for mandate/prohibition & stay filed (civil) Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners by Shannon P. Minter, counsel
Nov 5 2008	Request for judicial notice received (pre-grant) Karen L. Strauss, et al., Petitioners by Shannon P. Minter, counsel
Nov 5 2008	Exhibit(s) lodged
Nov 5 2008	Filed: Petitioners' amendment to petition for writ of mandate. Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners by Shannon P. Minter, counsel
Nov 10 2008	Motion for leave to intervene filed Motion by Campaign for California Families to intervene as respondents. by Mary McAlister, counsel
Nov 10 2008	Received: letter from the Bar Association of San Francisco, Legal Aid Society Employment Law Center et al. in support of petition. by James M. Finberg, counsel
Nov 10 2008	Received: letter from Forty-Four members of the California State Legislature in support of petitioners. by Ethan Dettmer, counsel
Nov 10 2008	Received: letter from Anti-Defamation League, Asian Law Caucus, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Japanese American Citizens League & Public Counsel in support of petition ~Attorney Clifford S. Davidson
Nov 12 2008	Received: letter from the Beverly Hills Bar Association et al., in support of the petition. by Irving H. Greines and Cynthia E. Tobisman, counsel
Nov 12 2008	Opposition requested from the Attorney General, Sacramento. The court has directed that I request preliminary oppositions to the above referenced matters. The oppositions are to be served upon counsel for petitioners, by facsimile and filed in this court on or before November 17, 2008, by 12:00 p.m. The oppositions may be filed by facsimile at (415) 865-7183 with original and 13 hard copies to follow by mail.
Nov 13 2008	Received: letter from Pacific Justice Institute requesting denial of the request for stay. by Kevin T. Snider, counsel
Nov 14 2008	Received: Notice of Errata by Kevin T. Snider to letter brief of Pacific Justice Institute. On pages 1 and 3 an erroneous date of November 6, 2009, is used. Instead the date should be November 6, 2008.
Nov 17 2008	Received: Letter from Los Angeles County Bar Association in support of petitioners. by Irving H.Greines and Cynthia E. Tobisman, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from The Center for Constitutional jurisprudence in opposition to the petition filed by petitioners. by David L. Llewellyn, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from Steve Meiers in opposition to the amended petition filed by petitioners.
Nov 17 2008	Motion for leave to intervene filed Motion by Proposition 8 Official Proponents, et al., to intervene as Real Parties in Interest. by Andrew P. Pugno, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Request for judicial notice received (pre-grant) Proposition 8 Official Proponents et al., by Andrew P. Pugno, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: Preliminary Opposition from Proposition 8 Official Proponents et al., by Andrew P. Pugno, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Preliminary opposition to writ petition filed (Preliminary Response) by Mark. B. Horton et al., Respondents by Mark R. Beckington, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from the Kingdom of Heaven in oppostion to the petition filed by petitioners.
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from American Center for Law & Justice requesting denial of the petition and request for stay. Vincent P. McCarthy, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from Alameda County Bar Association et al., in support of petition. by Kelly M. Dermody, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from The Southern Poverty Law Center in support of petitioners. by Scott Wm. Davenport, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from The Constitutional Law Center of the Monterey College of Law in support of petitioner's petition. by Joel Franklin, Michael W. Stamp and Amy M. Larson, counsel
Nov 17 2008	Received: letter from Prof. Donna M. Chu at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in support of petitioners
Nov 18 2008	Received: letter from The Pop Luck Club in support of petition. David M. Snow, counsel.
Nov 18 2008	Received: letter from Ecumenical Catholic Church in support of petitioners. by Rev. Mark S. Shirilau.
Nov 18 2008	Received: amended letter from Prof. Donna M. Ryu, U.C. Hastings College of the Law to add Laurence H. Tribe in support of petitioners.
Nov 18 2008	Received: Letter from Andrew P. Pugno in opposition to Motion to Intervene filed by Campaign for California Families.
Nov 18 2008	Opposition filed By Karen L. Strauss, et al., petitioners to Motion to Intervene filed by Campaign for California Families. by Christopher F. Stoll, counsel
Nov 19 2008	Received: Proposed Intervenors Campaign for California Families preliminary opposition to petition. / CRC 8.25(b) by Mary E. McAlister, counsel
Nov 19 2008	Order to show cause issued The motion for judicial notice filed in S168047 by petitioners on November 5, 2008, is GRANTED. The requests for a stay of Proposition 8 filed by petitioners in S168047 and in S168066 are DENIED. Respondent Secretary of State Bowen's request to be dismissed as a respondent in S168066 is GRANTED. (Kevelin v. Jordan (1964) 62 Cal.2d 82.) The motions to intervene in S168047, S168066, and S168078, filed on November 17, 2008, by Proposition 8 Official Proponents et al. are GRANTED. The motions to intervene in S168047, S168066, and S168078, filed on November 10, 2008, by Campaign for California Families, are DENIED. The State of California, the Attorney General, the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, and the Deputy Director of Health Information and Strategic Planning of the California Department of Public Health are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE before this court, when the above entitled matters are called on calendar, why the relief sought by petitioners should not be granted. The issues to be briefed and argued in these matters are as follows: (1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? (See Cal. Const., art. XVIII, sections 1-4.) (2) Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution? (3) If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8? The return is to be filed by respondents, and a brief may be filed by intervenors, in the San Francisco Office of the Supreme Court on or before Friday, December 19, 2008. A reply may be filed by petitioners in the San Francisco Office of the Supreme Court on or before Monday, January 5, 2009. Any application to file an amicus curiae brief, accompanied by the proposed brief, may be filed in the San Francisco Office of the Supreme Court on or before Thursday, January 15, 2009. Any reply to an amicus curiae brief may be filed in the San Francisco Office of the Supreme Court on or before Wednesday, January 21, 2009. Moreno, J. joins this order except that he would grant the requests to stay the operation of Proposition 8 pending this court's resolution of these matters. Kennard, J. would deny these petitions without prejudice to the filing in this court of an appropriate action to determine Proposition 8's effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before Proposition 8's adoption. Votes: George, C.J., Baxter, Werdegar, Chin, Moreno, and Corrigan, JJ.
Nov 20 2008	Order filed In order to avoid the unnecessary filing of multiple identical copies of amicus curiae applications and briefs, the court will consider any amicus curiae filing in S168047, S168066, or S168078, in connection with its consideration and resolution of each of these matters.
Nov 24 2008	Order filed In light of the order granting intervention filed on November 19, 2008, and in order to conform to the format prescribed by the California Style Manual (Cal. Style Manual (4th ed. 2000) section 6:35), the above entitled matter is retitled as follows: KAREN L. STRAUSS et al., Petitioners, v. MARK B. HORTON, as State Registrar of Vital Statistics, etc., et al., Respondents; DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH et al., Interveners.
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order sent to Allison S. Elgart
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent various copies of orders sent to Jenny Lynn Darlington-Person
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent various copies of orders sent to Jason Joseph Molnar
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent various copies of orders sent to Darin Lee Wessel
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent various copies of orders sent to Scott William Davenport
Dec 12 2008	Note: Mail returned and re-sent various copies of orders sent to Amy Marie Larson
Dec 19 2008	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Mark D. Horton, as State Registrar of Vital Statistics etc. et al., Respondents. Kimberly Graham, Deputy Attorney General
Dec 19 2008	Application filed to file a oversized brief MARK B. HORTON, as State Registrar of Vital Statistics etc. et al., Respondents. Christopher E. Krueger, Senior Asst. Attorney General
Dec 19 2008	Written return filed and Answer to Amended Petition for Writ of Mandate Mark B. Horton as State Registrar of Vital Statistics, etc., et al., respondents. Kenneth C. Mennemeier, counsel
Dec 19 2008	Filed: Substitution of Counsel by respondents Mark B. Horton and Linette Scott substitue Kenneth C. Mennemeier and the law firm of Mennemeier, Glassman & Stroud LLP in place of California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, Jr. as their counsel in this matter.
Dec 19 2008	Association of attorneys filed for: Kenneth Starr as co-counsel for interveners Dennis Hollingsworth et al.
Dec 19 2008	Opposition filed Intervener's Opposition Brief. Dennis Hollingsworth et al., Interveners. Andrew P. Pugno and Kenneth W. Starr, counsel
Dec 19 2008	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Dennis Hollingsworth et al., Interveners. Andrew P. Pugno and Kenneth W. Starr, counsel
Dec 19 2008	Received: Respondents', Mark D. Horton, oversized return to petition by Christopher Krueger, counsel
Dec 19 2008	Written return filed Edmund G. Brown, Respondent by Christopher Krueger, counsel filed with permission
Dec 19 2008	Filed: Respondent's, Edmund G. Brown, answer to amended petition for extraordinary relief. by Christopher Krueger, counsel
Dec 22 2008	Order filed In light of the new issue set forth at pages 75-90 in the Answer Brief filed by the Attorney General on December 19, 2008, in each of these cases, the court grants interveners permission to file a brief in the San Francisco Office of the Supreme Court, on or before January 5, 2009, responding to that issue.
Dec 23 2008	Received: Supplemental Proof of Service from Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Respondents.
Dec 23 2008	Received: Amended Proof of Service from Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Respondents.
Dec 23 2008	Received: letter from the John C. Eastman, Dean, at Chapman University School of Law.
Dec 23 2008	Request for extension of time filed Christopher F. Stoll counsel for petitioners Karen L. Strauss et al., requesting to January 12, 2009, to file their reply brief which is presently due on January 5. (to court for permission)
Dec 23 2008	Extension of time denied The application, filed by petitioners on December 23, 2008, requesting an extension of time to file the reply brief, is DENIED.
Dec 23 2008	Request for extension of time filed Andrew P. Pugno counsel for interveners Dennis Hollingsworth et al. requesting to Wed., January 21, 2009, to file Interveners' brief in response to the new issue set forth at pages 75-90 in the Answer Brief filed by the Attorney General (to court for permission)
Dec 24 2008	Order filed The application, filed by interveners on December 23, 2008, requesting an extension of time to file the brief due on or before January 5, 2009, is DENIED. The court grants interveners permission to supplement the legal argument and authorities set forth in their January 5, 2009 brief with additional argument and authorities that may be included in their reply to amicus curiae briefs that is due on or before January 21, 2009.
Dec 31 2008	Received: Interveners' Errata to Opposition Brief filed 12/19/2008.
Jan 2 2009	Received: Supplemental Declaration of Proof of Service from the Office of the Attorney General
Jan 5 2009	Filed: Interveners' Response to Pages 75-90 of the Attorney General's Answer Brief. Dennis Hollingsworth, et al. Interveners Kenneth W. Starr and Andrew P. Pugno, counsel
Jan 5 2009	Application filed to file overlength reply Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners Christopher F. Stoll, counsel (to court for permission to file)
Jan 5 2009	Received: Reply to Written Return Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners Christopher F. Stoll, counsel
Jan 5 2009	Reply to return filed Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners Christopher F. Stoll, counsel
Jan 6 2009	Application filed by counsel for petitioners for permission to file a corrected reply brief. by Mark R. Conrad, counsel
Jan 6 2009	Received: Corrected Reply in support of petition of Karen L. Strauss et al., Petitioners. Spoke to Christopher Stoll counsel for petitioners advising him that an application for permission to file a Corrected Reply is required with the brief - forthcoming.
Jan 7 2009	Order filed The application filed on January 6, 2009 by counsel for petitioners requesting permission to file a corrected reply brief is hereby granted.
Jan 7 2009	Filed: Petitioner's corrected reply brief by Mark. R. Conrad, counsel
Jan 8 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Margie Reilly in support of Interveners by James Joseph Lynch, JR., counsel
Jan 12 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by David A. Castleman for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission)
Jan 12 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Maura E. Miller for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission)
Jan 12 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Stacey R. Friedman for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission)
Jan 12 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief from a California Resident who wishes to stay anonymous (to court for permission to file)
Jan 12 2009	Order filed The application for permission to file an amicus curiae brief anonymously, received on January 12, 2009, is denied.
Jan 13 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief The Church of the Messiah submitted by T.M. Reverend Messiah
Jan 13 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Labor in support of Interveners by William A. Sokol, counsel
Jan 13 2009	Order filed The order filed on January 12, 2009, denying the applicaction to file an anonymous amicus brief is amended to reflect the title above.
Jan 14 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice granted The application of David A. Castleman of New York, Stacey R. Friedman of New York, and Maura E. Miller of New York for admission pro hac vice to appear as amicus curiae is hereby granted. (See (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.)
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Michael McDermott in support of Interveners in pro per (to court for permission)
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Concerned with Gender Equality: Equal Rights Advocates, California Women's Law Center, Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County, Lawyers Club of San Diego, Legal Momentum and National Association of Women Lawyers in support of Petitioners. by Laura W. Brill, counsel
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Archbishop Mark Steven Shirilau in support of Petitioners. in pro per.
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles in support of Petitioners. by Phalen G. Hurewitz, counsel
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of California National Organization for Women, National Organization for Women, and the Feminist Majority Foundation in support of Petitioners. by Rebecca Edelson, counsel
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief California Council of Churches; The Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California; The Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles; The General Synod of the United Church of Christ; Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ; Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ; Progressive Jewish Alliance; Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations; and Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, CA in support of Petitioners by Eric Alan Isaacson, counsel
Jan 14 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of Sacramento Lawyers for Equality of Gays and Lesbians in support of Petitioners. by S. Michelle May, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief to join Amici Curiae California Council of Churches et al., - brief filed January 15, 2009 15 Faith Organizations in support of petitioners by Peter E. Perkowski, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) Patrick Gillen of District of Columbia for amicus Fidelis Center for Law and Policy
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of amicus Fidelis Center for Law and Policy in support of interveners by Angela C. Thompson, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) of Luke W. Goodrich of District of Columbia, Eric R. Rassbach of District of Columbia, and Lori H. Windham of District of Columbia for amicus The California Catholic Conference et al.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief of The California Catholic Conference, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America by James F. Sweeney, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Received: Notice of Errata of Amicus Brief submitted by J. Rae Lovko and Jason E. Hasley
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Alameda County Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Marin County Bar Association, Santa Clara County Bar Association, et al., in support of petitioners by Elizabeth J. Cabraser, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Steven Mattos, Amor Santiago, Harry Martin and Paul J. Dorian, in support of petitioners by Dennis W. Chiu, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Santa Monica Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Orange Grove Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Claremont Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends by Jonathan Solish, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Love Honor Cherish by Lester F. Aponte, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief J. Rae Lovko and Jason E. Hasley in support of petitioners by J. Rae Lovko and Jason E. Hasley, counsels
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund in support of interveners by Lawrence J. Joseph, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Family Research Council in support of interveners by Timothy Chandler, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Steven Meiers in opposition to amended petition for extraordinary relief by Steven Meiers, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Professors of Law opposing the petitions regarding issue #3 and the issues on pages 75-90 of the answer brief filed by the Attorney General by Stephen K. Ehat, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Catholic Answers in support of interveners by Charles S. LiMandri, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief National Organization for Marriage California in support of intervenors by William C. Duncan, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief C. Edwin Baker, Robert A. Burt and Kermit Roosevelt, III, in support of petitioners by Walter Rieman, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief League of Women Voters of California in support of petitioners by Alice K. M. Hayashi, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief The City of Berkeley, City of Cloverdale, City of Davis, Town of Fairfax, County of Humboldt, City of Long Beach, City of Palm Springs, County of Sonoma and City of West Hollywood in support petitioners by J. Stephen Lewis, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and Women Lawyers of Sacramento in support of petitioners by Irving H. Greines, Cynthia E. Tobisman and Jennifer C. Yang, counsels.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief American Center of Law and Justice and Three Members of Congress in support of intervenors by Brian R. Chavez-Ochoa, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Current and Former California Legislators in support of petitioners by Ethan Dettmer, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Faith in America, Inc., in support of petitioners by Cassandra S. Franklin, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Anti-Defamation League et al., in support of petitioners by Clifford S. Davidson, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief The Constitutional Law Center of Monterey College of Law in support of petitioners by Joel Franklin, Michael W. Stamp and Amy M. Larson, counsels.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Zakary Akin, et al., in support of petitioners by Robert Lott, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by James A. Campbell for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission)
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Margie Reilly for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Brian W. Raum for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission)
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Margie Reilly in support of interveners. by counsel, James Joseph Lynch Jr.
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of The Church of the Messiah for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed The Church of the Messiah in support of interveners. by T.M. Reverend Messiah.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Robert A. Kaplan for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission).
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Labor for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Labor in support of petitioners by counsel, William A. Sokol.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Vincent P. McCarthy for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission).
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Michael J. McDermott for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Michael J. McDermott in pro se., in support of interneners.
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Archbishop Mark Steven Shirilau for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Archbishop Mark Steven Shirilau, in pro se.
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles by counsel, Phalen G. Hurewitz.
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of California National Organization for Women, National Organization for Women and the Feminist Majority Foundation for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed California National Organization for Women, et al., by counsel, Rebecca Edelson.
Jan 15 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Amicus Curiae, National Organization for Women, et al. by counsel, Rebecca Edelson.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Benjamin W. Bull for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission).
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of California Council of Churches; The Right Reverend Marc Handley Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of California; The Right Reverend J. Jon Bruno, Episcopal Bishop of Los Angeles; The General Synod of the United Church of Christ; Northern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ; Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ; Progressive Jewish Alliance; Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations; and Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry, CA in support of Petitioners for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by William C. Duncan for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission).
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed California Council of Churches, et al., by counsel, Eric Alan Isaacson.
Jan 15 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) by Tobias Barrington Wolff for approval to appear pro hac vice as amicus curiae (to court for permission).
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Sacramento Lawyers for Equality of Gays and Lesbians for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California State Conference of NAACP, Equal Justice Society, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund in support of petitioners by Raymond C. Marshall, counsel.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Sacramento Lawyers for Equality of Gay and Lesbians by counsel, S. Michelle May.
Jan 15 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Concerned with Gender Equality: Equal Rights Advocates, California Women's Law Center, Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County, Legal Momentum, National Association of Women Lawyers and Lawyer's Club of San Diego for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 15 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Concerned with Gender Equality, et al., by counsel, Laura W. Brill.
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief The Civil Rights Forum in support of petitioners. by Lawrence A. Organ, counsel
Jan 15 2009	Received application to file Amicus Curiae Brief Pacific Justice Institute in support of interveners Dennis Hollingsworth, et al., by Kevin T. Snider, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Filed: Joinder Brief to the amici curiae California Council of Churches et al., in support of petitioners. by Peter E. Perkowski (filed w/permission)
Jan 16 2009	Received: Amended Declaration of Dennis W. Chiu counsel for amici curiae Steven Mattos, et al.
Jan 16 2009	Received: Certificate of Service for amicus curaie brief of American Center for Law and Justice and Three Members of United States Congress
Jan 16 2009	Received: Supplemental Proof of Service re Application for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief and (Proposed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Anti-Defamation League et al. By Clifford S. Davidson, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Received: Amended Proof of Service on behalf of amici curiae Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center et al. by Sean D. Unger, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Received: Amended Certificate of Service to the Application for Leave to File Brief and Brief of Amici Curiae Alameda County Bar Association et al. by Allsion S. Elgart, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Benjamin W. Bull of Arizona, Brian W. Raum of New York and James A. Campbell of Ohio for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Family Research Council is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of Family Research Council for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Family Research Council in support of interveners Timothy Chandler, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of William C. Duncan of Utah for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae National Organization for Marriage California is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of National Organization for Marriage California for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed National Organization for Marriage California in support of interveners William C. Duncan, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of League of Women Voters of California for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed League of Women Voters of California in support of petitioners. Kevin M. Fong, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Love Honor Cherish for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Love Honor Cherish in support of petitioners. Lester F. Aponte, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Santa Monica Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Orange Grove Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and Claremont Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Santa Monica Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Orange Grove Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends and Claremont Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in support of petitioners. Jonathan Solish, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Professors of Law for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Professors of Law in support of interveners. Stephen Kent Ehat, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of the City of Berkeley, City of Cloverdale, City of Davis, Town of Fairfax, County of Humboldt, City of Long Beach, City of Palm Springs, County of Sonoma and City of West Hollywood for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed City of Berkeley, City of Cloverdale, City of Davis, Town of Fairfax, County of Humboldt, City of Long Beach, City of Palm Springs, County of Sonoma and City of West Hollywood in support of petitioners. J. Stephen Lewis, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund in support of interveners. Lawrence J. Joseph, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Faith in America, Inc. for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Faith in America, Inc., in support of petitioners. Cassandra S. Franklin, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Current and Former California Legislators for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Current and Former California Legislators in support of petitioners. Ethan Dettmer, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of J. Rae Lovko and Jason E. Hasley for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed J. Rae Lovko and Jason E. Hasley in support of petitioners. in pro per
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and Women Lawyers of Sacramento for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Beverly Hills Bar Association, California Women Lawyers, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and Women Lawyers of Sacramento in support of petitioners. Irving H. Greines, Cynthia E. Tobisman and Jennifer C. Yang, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Anti-Defamation League, Asian Law Caucus, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Japanese American Citizens League, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Public Counsel, Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance, National Senior Citizens Law Center, API Equality - LA, API Equality, API Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Los Angeles Chapter), Chicana Latina Foundation, American Jewish Committee, Barbara Jordan/Bayard Rustin Coalition, Asian Pacific Americans for Progress, BIENESTAR, Asian Law Alliance, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Gay Vietnamese Alliance, South Asian Network, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Gay Asian Pacific Alliance, Gay Asian Pacific Support Network, Korean Resource Center, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, And Marriage for All, Korean Community Center of the East Bay, Advocacy Coalition of Tulare County for Women and Girls, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, Filipinos for Affirmative Action, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium, Asian & Pacific Islander Family Pride, O-Moi, Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team, Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council, and Philippine American Bar Association for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Anti-Defamation League et al., in support of petitioners. Clifford S. Davidson, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Alameda County Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Marin County Bar Association, Santa Clara County Bar Association, AIDS Legal Referral Panel, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles Association, California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., Central California Legal Services, Inc., Charles Houston Bar Association, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Impact Fund, Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los Angeles, Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, Korean American Bar Association of Southern California, Latina Lawyers Bar Association, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyer's Club of San Francisco, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center, Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Mexican American Bar Association, Minority Bar Coalition, National LGBT Bar Association, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, Public Justice, Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, Tom Homann Law Association and the Transgender Law Center for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Alameda County Bar Association in support of petitioners. Elizabeth J. Cabraser, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Tobias Barrington Wolff of Pennsylvania for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Sate Conference of the NAACP, Equal Justice Society, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Sate Conference of the NAACP, Equal Justice Society, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al. in support of petitioners. Raymond C. Marshall, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted In addition to the amicus curiae briefs previously filed in these matters, the applications for permission to file amicus curiae briefs submitted by the persons and entities listed below are hereby granted. Professors of State Constitutional Law et al. Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center et al. John Emmanuel Domine et al. James T. Linford San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association Marriage for Equality USA Human Rights Watch et al. Constitutional and Civil Rights Law Professors Association of Certified Family Law Specialists et al. Professor Karl M. Manheim Reverend Dr. Frank M. Alton et al. Professors of Family Law Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence Advocates for Faith and Freedom et al. National Legal Foundation The Civil Rights Forum Individual Chapman University Organizations et al. Erin Figueroa et al. Campaign for California Families Pacific Justice Institute Log Cabin Republicans California Teachers Association Children's Law Center of Los Angeles et al. William N. Eskridge, Jr. et al. San Francisco Chamber of Commerce et al. Our Family Coalition and COLAGE Kingdom of Heaven Samuel Rodrigues
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Assoc. of Certified Family Law Specialiss and American Academy of Matrimonal Lawyers, No. Calif. Chapter. Leslie Ellen Shear, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Advocates for Faith and Freedom, et al. Robert Tyler, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Karl M. Manheim, in support of petitioners Susan Popik, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Kingdom of Heaven, in support of respondents by D. Q. Mariette Do-Nguyen, in pro per
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Our Family Coalition and COLAGE, in support of petitioners by Jason De Bretteville, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for William Eskridge, Jr., et al., in support of petitioners, by Laurie Edelstein, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Reverend Dr. Frank M. Alton, et al., in support of petitioners. Timothy Cahn, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for the Civil Rights Forum, in support of petitioners, by Lawrence A. Organ, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, et al. in support of petitioners. Dean Hansell, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Assoc., in support of petitioners. Troy Yoshino, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Professors of State Constitutional Law, et al., in support of petitioners, by Elizabeth Harlan, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Human Rights Watch, et al., in support of petitioners, by Philip A. Leider, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Individual Chapman University Organizations, et al., in support of petitioners. M. Katherine Baird, counsel w/exhibits 1 volume
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Marriage Equality USA in support of petitioners, by Jo Hoenninger and Shay Aaron Gilmore, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Steven Mattos, Amor Santiago, Harry Martin and Paul J. Dorian for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Steven Mattos, Amor Santiago, Harry Martin and Paul J. Dorian in support of petitioners. Dennis W. Chiu, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed California Teachers Assoc. in support of petitioners. Barbara Chisholm, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Our Family Coalition and COLAGE by Jason De Bretteville, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Erin Figueroa, et al., in support of petitioners, by Christopher L. Lebsock, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Amicus Curiae Steven Mattos, Amor Santiago, Harry Martin and Paul J. Dorian Dennis W. Chiu, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for Children's Law Center of Los Angeles, et al., in support of petitioners by Brett R. Wheeler, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Log Cabin Republicans, in support of petitioners by Dan Woods, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for John E. Domine, et al., in support of petitioners by Stephan C. Volker, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Steven Meiers for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of respondents is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Steven Meiers in support of respondents. in pro per
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed National Legal Foundation, in support of respondents by Eric I. Gutierrez, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, in support of interveners by David L. Llewellyn, Jr., counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Log Cabin Republicans, amicus curiae, by Dan Woods, Counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Professors of Family Law, in support of petitioners by Courtney G. Joslin, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for Campaign for California Families in support of interveners by Mary E. McAlister, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Catholic Answers for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for Constitutional and Civil Rights Law Professors, in support of petitioners by Lawrence R. Katzin, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Catholic Answers in support of interveners. Sarah E. Troupis, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for Pacific Justice Institute, in support of interveners by Kevin T. Snider, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center, et al., in support of petitioners by Eve Coddon, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Suspect Class Californians: Zakary Akin, Naomi Canchela, Terrence Fong, Jessica Hirschfelder, Adrienne Loo, Carolyn Lott, Robert Lott, Quang Nguyen, Agata Opalach, Jeff Pilisuk, Shalini Ramachandran, Vidhya Ramachandran, Joseph Robinson, Lee Schneider and Nathan Wilcox for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed for James T. Linford, in support of petitioners by James T. Linford, counsel.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Suspect Class Californians in support of petitioners. Robert Lott, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed California Council of Churches et al., in support of petitioners by Peter E. Perkowski, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed by Samuel Rodrigues, in pro per, in support of respondents
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Roberta A. Kaplan of New York for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae C. Edwin Baker, Robert A. Burt and Kermit Roosevelt III is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of C. Edwin Baker, Robert A. Burt and Kermit Roosevelt III for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed C. Edwin Baker, Robert A. Burt and Kermit Roosevelt III in support of petitioners. Walter Rieman, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Constitutional Law Center of the Monterey College of Law for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Constitutional Law Center of the Monterey College of Law in support of petitioners. Joel Franklin, Michael W. Stamp and Amy M. Larson, counsel
Jan 16 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Vincent P. McCarthy of Connecticut for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae American Center for Law and Justice and Three Members of the United States Congress is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of American Center for Law and Justice and Three Members of the United States Congress for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 16 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed American Center for Law and Justice et al. in support of interveners. Brian Chavez-Ochoa, counsel
Jan 20 2009	Received: Certificate of word count of amicus curiae brief by James Linford
Jan 20 2009	Received: Corrected Certificate of Word Count for the Application and Brief filed by amici curiae Individual Chapman University Organizations et al. by Deborah E. Arbabi, counsel
Jan 20 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Patrick Gillen of Michigan for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Fidelis Center for Law and Policy is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40. The application of Fidelis Center for Law and Policy for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 20 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed Fidelis Center for Law and Policy in support of interveners Angelea C. Thompson, counsel
Jan 20 2009	Permission to file amicus curiae brief granted The application of Luke W. Goodrich of District of Columbia, Eric R. Rassbach of District of Columbia, and Lori H. Windham of District of Columbia for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae The California Catholic Conference, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.) The application of The California Catholic Conference, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America for permission to file an amicus curiae brief in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Jan 20 2009	Amicus curiae brief filed The California Catholic Conference, The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America in support of interveners James F. Sweeney, counsel
Jan 21 2009	Response to amicus curiae brief filed By Interveners, Dennis Hollingsworth et al., and Supplemental Response to pages 75-90 of the Attorney General's Answer Brief. By Andrew Pugno, counsel
Jan 21 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) by Interveners, Dennis Hollingsworth et al., in support of Interveners' Response to Amicus Curiae Briefs and Supplemental Response to Pages 75-90 of the Attorney's General Answer Brief. by Andrew Pugno, counsel
Jan 21 2009	Response to amicus curiae brief filed by Petitioners, Karen L. Strauss, et al., by Shannon P. Minter, counsel
Jan 21 2009	Received: Petitioners' supplemental service list by Shannon P. Minter, counsel
Jan 21 2009	Response to amicus curiae brief filed by The Attorney General by Christopher Krueger, counsel
Jan 22 2009	Received: Letter from counsel for Interveners dated January 20, 2009, requesting additional Oral Argument time when the matters are placed on calendar. by Kenneth W. Starr, counsel
Jan 26 2009	Filed: Request of Consumer Attorneys of California to Join in support of Amici Curiae Brief filed by Concerned with Gender Equality et al. (to court for permission)
Jan 26 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent Copy of order dated January 16, 2009, sent to Dennis W. Chiu
Jan 27 2009	Application filed to add additional Labor Organizations as amici curiae to a brief already filed in support of petitioners and on behalf of California Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and 52 other organizations. by William Sokol, counsel (to court for permission)
Jan 29 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) Stephen B. Kinnaird application for pro hac vice admission on behalf of amici curiae Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center et al. (to court for permission)
Jan 30 2009	Order filed The application of Consumer Attorneys of California to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by Concerned with Gender Equality et al. filed in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Jan 30 2009	Order filed The application to add additional labor organizations as amici curiae to a brief already filed in support of petitioners and filed on behalf of California Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and 52 other organizations is hereby granted.
Feb 2 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice granted The application of Stephen B. Kinnaird of District of Columbia for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center et al. is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.)
Feb 3 2009	Order filed The court will allocate three hours to oral argument in these cases. Counsel for petitioners Strauss et al. will be allocated a total of 30 minutes for oral argument. Counsel for petitioners Tyler et al. will be allocated a total of 30 minutes for oral argument. Counsel for petitioners City and County of San Francisco et al. will be allocated a total of 30 minutes for oral argument. The Attorney General will be allocated a total of 30 minutes for oral argument. The Attorney General shall divide his time between his arguments in support of, and his argument in opposition to, the validity of Proposition 8. Counsel for interveners will be allocated a total of 60 minutes for oral argument. A request by a party or an amicus curiae to use a portion or all of another party's time must be made pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.524. On or before Friday, February 27, 2009, counsel for each party (and counsel for any amicus curiae who is granted time for oral argument) shall serve and file a letter with the court indicating the issue or issues that each counsel intends to address in oral argument.
Feb 3 2009	Request for Extended Media coverage Filed By The California Channel by James Gualtieri
Feb 3 2009	Case ordered on calendar to be argued on Thursday, March 5, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in San Francisco
Feb 4 2009	Request for Extended Media coverage Granted The request for extended media coverage, filed by The California Channel on February 3, 2009, is granted, subject to the conditions set forth in rule 1.150, California Rules of Court.
Feb 5 2009	Received: Application of City of Beverly Hills for Leave to join in the Amicus Curiae Brief Filed by the City of Berkely et al. (to court for permission) Laurence S. Wiener, counsel
Feb 5 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) Margaret B. Drew to appear as pro hace vice on behalf of amici curiae Concerned with Gender Equality et al. (to court for permission)
Feb 6 2009	Received: Application of City of Sacramento for Leave to File Late Application for Joinder in the Amicus Curiae Brief Filed by the City of Berkeley et al. (to court for permission) Matthew D. Ruyak, counsel
Feb 6 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice (granted case) Julie F. Kay to appear as pro hace vice on behalf of amici curiae Concerned with Gender Equality et al. (to court for permission)
Feb 6 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice granted The application of Margaret B. Drew of Ohio for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Concerned With Gender Equality et al. is hereby granted. (See Cal. Rules of Court, rule 9.40.)
Feb 6 2009	Order filed The application of the City of Beverly Hills for leave to join as amicus curiae to a brief already filed in support of petitioners and filed on behalf of City of Berkeley et al. is hereby granted.
Feb 9 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order granting extended media coverage filed by The California Channel on 2/3/09 that sent to attorney Dennis W. Chiu
Feb 9 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order re: oral argument sent to attorney Dennis W. Chiu
Feb 9 2009	Note: Spoke to attorney Dennis W. Chiu regarding the returned mail we received from the post office. The court has his correct address, but he is having trouble with the mailmen delivering the mail to him.
Feb 9 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of orders filed on February 3 , 2009, and February 4, 2009, sent to attorney Frederick Brown
Feb 9 2009	Request for Extended Media coverage Filed By: The Associated Press by Stephanie Mullen
Feb 9 2009	Request for Extended Media coverage Granted The request for extended media coverage, filed by The Associated Press on February 9, 2009, is granted, subject to the conditions set forth in rule 1.150, California Rules of Court.
Feb 10 2009	Received: letter to the from attorney Dennis W. Chiu apologizing for the U.S. Postal Service's failure to delivery the mail, which required your staff to resend materials to me. He verifies his address and has attached a copy of his letter of complaint to the U.S. Postal Service, which he hopes will correct this matter.
Feb 11 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated 2/4/09 sent to attorney Lawrence J. Joseph
Feb 11 2009	Application to appear as counsel pro hac vice granted The application of Julie F. Kay of New York for admission pro hac vice to appear on behalf of amicus curiae Concerned With Gender Equality et al. is hereby granted.
Feb 11 2009	Order filed The application of City of Sacramento to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by City of Berkeley et al. filed in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Feb 13 2009	Application filed Application to divide oral argument time filed by Christopher F. Stoll et al., counsel for National Center for Lesbian Rights et al. Petitioners for S168047, S168066 and S168078 jointly request to share 4 minutes apiece (for a total time of 12 minutes) to amici curiae Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al.
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order dated Feb. 9, 2009, sent to attorney Dennis Chiu
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 4, 2009, sent to attorney Lester Aponte
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 4, 2009, sent to attorney Jason H. Farber
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 9, 2009, sent to attorney Lawrence J. Joseph
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 9, 2009, sent to attorney Frederick Brown
Feb 17 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 9, 2009, sent to attorney Michelle T. Friedland
Feb 17 2009	Order filed The following requests for judicial notice are GRANTED: (1) Request filed by the Attorney General on December 19, 2008, in support of answer brief filed on that date. (2) Request filed by interveners on December 19, 2008, in support of opposition brief filed on that date. (3) Request filed by City and County of San Francisco on January 5, 2009, in support of reply brief filed on that date. (4) Request filed by interveners on January 21, 2009, in support of answer to amicus curiae briefs filed on that date. (5) Request filed by amicus curiae Our Family Coalition and Colage on January 16, 2009, in support of amicus curiae brief filed on that date. (6) Request filed by amicus curiae Log Cabin Republicans on January 16, 2009, in support of amicus curiae brief filed on that date. The following requests for judicial notice are DENIED: (1) Request filed by amici curiae Steven Mattos et al. on January 16, 2009, in support of amicus curiae brief filed on that date. (2) Request filed by amici curiae California National Organization for Women et al. on January 15, 2009, in support of amicus curiae brief filed on that date.
Feb 18 2009	Filed: Notice of Errata regarding Application for Leave to Join Brief of Amici Curiae California Council of Churches et al. in support of petitioners. (with permission) Peter Perkowski, counsel
Feb 18 2009	Filed: brief entitled "CORRECTED Application for Leave to Join Brief of Amici Curiae California Council of Churches et al. in support of petitioners." (with permission) Peter E. Perkowski, counsel
Feb 19 2009	Order filed Petitioners' Joint Application to Grant Oral Argument Time to Amici Curiae, filed on February 18, 2009, requesting that petitioners in each of the three cases be permitted to share four minutes of oral argument time (for a total of 12 minutes of oral argument time) with counsel for amici Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al., is granted.
Feb 23 2009	Received: Application of City of Emeryville for Leave to join amicus curiae brief filed by the Ctiy of Berkeley et al. in support of petitioners (to court for permission)
Feb 23 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order dated Feb. 17, 2009, sent to attorney Dennis Chiu
Feb 25 2009	Filed: letter from Michael Maroko counsel for petitioners Robin Tyler et al., in response to the court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel intends to address the issues dealing with whether Proposition 8 constitutes a revision or an amendment of the California Constitution, whether Proposition 8 violates the separate of powers doctrine and whether Proposition 8 should be applied retroactively to same sex marriages performed prior to the adoption of Proposition 8.
Feb 25 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order dated Feb. 19, 2009, sent to attorney Dennis Chiu
Feb 25 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated Feb. 17, 2009, sent to attorney Michelle T. Friedland
Feb 26 2009	Order filed The application of the City of Emeryville to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by the City of Berkeley et al. in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Feb 27 2009	Filed: letter from Raymond C. Marshall counsel for amicus curiae Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al. in response to the Court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel intends to address the following issues at oral argument: 1. Why Proposition 8 is a revision rather than an amendment because Proposition 8, if upheld, would (a) violate the principle of each protection for any minority group defined by a suspect classification and (b) prevent the Court from performing its core constitutional function of protecting individual and minority rights. 2. Why the possible existence of protection for such groups under the federal Constitution is irrelevant to the validity of Proposition 8 under the California Constitution.
Feb 27 2009	Received: Application of Southern Christian Leadershiop Conference of Greater Los Angeles for Leave to Join Brief of Amici Curiae Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al. (to court for permission) Steven D. Ashford, counsel
Feb 27 2009	Filed: letter from Kenneth W. Starr counsel for Interveners Dennis Hollingsworth et al. in response to the Court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel intends to address the following issues in oral argument: 1. The issues specified in this Court's order of November 19, 2008, namely: a. Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? b. Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution? c. If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8? 2. The "inalienable rights" theory set forth at pages 75-90 in the Answer Brief filed by the Attorney General on December 19, 2008.
Feb 27 2009	Filed: letter from Christopher E. Krueger, Senior Assistant Attorney General, counsel for respondent Attorney General Brown in response to the court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel intends to focus issues listed in the Court's order dated November 19, 2008, as well as the issue regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8 raised by the Attorney General's briefing. Respondent will also, of course, address any issue that the Court may raise at oral argument.
Feb 27 2009	Filed: letter from Therese M. Stewart, Chief Deputy City Attorney, counsel for petitioners City & County of San Francisco et al., in response to the Court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel plans to focus her argument on why the People must use the revision process set forth in California Constitution article XVIII, and not the amendment process, to enact a measure like Proposition 8. Counsel will be happy to address any questions the Court may have on this issue and any of the other issues raised in the case.
Feb 27 2009	Filed: letter from Shannon P. Minter counsel for petitioners Karen Strauss et al. in response to the Court's order dated February 3, 2009. Counsel would like to focus her argument on why the constitutional change made by Proposition 8 exceeds the limits of the initiative amendment power under California Constitution article XVIII, section 3. Counsel is also prepared to address any questions the Court may have on any of the other issues raised in the case.
Feb 27 2009	Received: Application of Chapman University President James Doti and Chapman University Trustee Wylie Aitken for Leave to Join amicus curiae brief filed by Individual Chapman University Organizations et al. (to court for permission)
Mar 2 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated February 19, 2009, sent to attorney Michelle Friedland
Mar 2 2009	Order filed The application of Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by Asian Pacific American Legal Center et al. in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Mar 2 2009	Order filed The application of Chapman University President James Doti and Chapman University Trustee Wyle Aiken to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by Individual Chapman University Organizations et al. in support of petitioners is hereby granted.
Mar 3 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order dated February 17, 2009, sent to attorney Dennis Chiu
Mar 3 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (granted case) Current and Former California Legislators, Amicus Curiae Ethan Dettmer, counsel
Mar 4 2009	Filed: Application of John C. Eastman, Dean of the Chapman University School of Law et al. in their individual capacities to join amicus curiae brief filed by the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in support of interveners and respondents. John C. Eastman, counsel (to court for permission)
Mar 4 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated February 19, 2009 sent to attorney Charles S. LiMandri
Mar 4 2009	Order filed The legislative resolutions appended to the request for judicial notice filed by legislative amici curiae on March 3, 2009, are accetped as a supplement to the amicus curiae brief previously filed by these amici curiae in these proceedings.
Mar 5 2009	Cause argued and submitted
Mar 6 2009	Order filed The application of John C. Eastman, Dean of the Chapman University School of Law; Doy Henley, Chapman University Trustee; Timothy Busch, Member of the Chapman University School of Law Board of Visitors; Ronald D. Rotunda, The Doy and Dee Henley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Chapman University School of Law; and John Yoo, Fletcher Jones Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chapman University School of Law, in their individual capacities for leave to join in the amicus curiae brief filed by the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in support of interveners is hereby granted.
Mar 6 2009	Order filed The legislative resolutions appended to the application of amici curiae John Emmanuel Domine, Bradley Eric Aouizerat, Betsy Jo Levine, and Lisa Lynn Brand seeking leave to apprise the court of the California Legislature's adoption of SR 7 and HR 5 on March 2, 2009, are accepted as a supplement to the amicus curiae brief previously filed by these amici curiae in these proceedings.
Mar 9 2009	Received: Amicus Curiae Brief in support of petitioners Gary Hallford in pro per. (to court for permission to file)
Mar 18 2009	Application to file amicus curiae brief denied The request to file an amicus curiae brief is denied as untimely. Amicus briefs in this matter were due on or before January 16, 2009.
Mar 18 2009	Case consolidated with: The three above entitled matters (Strauss v. Horton (S168047), Tyler v. State of California (S168066), City and County of San Francisco v. Horton (S168078)) are consolidated for decision.
Mar 22 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of consolidation order sent to attorney Dennis Chiu
Mar 25 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated 3/18/09 sent to attorney Leslie E. Shear
Apr 6 2009	Received: letter, dated 4/3/2009, from State Solicitor General Manuel M. Medeiros, Office of the Attorney General, re Iowa Supreme Court's 4/3/09 decision.
May 21 2009	Change of contact information filed for: Laura Wolfe Brill old firm: Irell & Manella LLP new firm: KENDALL BRILL & KLIEGER LLP old address 1: 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 new address 1: 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725 old zip ext: 4276 new zip ext: blank old phone: (310) 277-1010 new phone: (310) 556-2700 old fax: (310) 203-7199 new fax: (310) 556-2705 old email: lbrill@irell.com new email: lbrill@kbkfirm.com
May 21 2009	Change of contact information filed for: Richard Manning Simon old firm: Irell & Manella LLP new firm: KENDALL BRILL & KLIEGER LLP old address 1: 1800 Ave of The Stars #900 new address 1: 10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 1725 old zip ext: 4276 new zip ext: blank old phone: (310) 277-1010 new phone: (310) 556-2700 old fax: (310) 203-7199 new fax: (310) 556-2705 old email: rsimon@irell.com new email: rsimon@kbkfirm.com
May 22 2009	Notice of forthcoming opinion posted
May 26 2009	Opinion filed In each of the three cases before us, the request for a peremptory writ of mandate is denied. Each party shall bear its own costs. Majority Opinion by George, C. J., ----joined by Kennard, Baxter, Chin & Corrigan, JJ. Concurring Opinion by Kennard, J. Concurring Opinion by Werdegar, J. Concurring and Dissenting Opinion by Moreno, J.
Jun 5 2009	Rehearing petition filed Karen L. Strauss et al., by Shannon Minter, counsel
Jun 5 2009	Request for judicial notice filed (Grant or AA case) Karen L. Strauss et al., by Shannon Minter, counsel
Jun 10 2009	Rehearing petition filed (another petition pending) City and County of San Francisco, Petitioner by Erin Bernstein, counsel
Jun 17 2009	Rehearing denied; opinon modified The request for judicial notice, filed by petitioners in S168047 on June 5, 2009, in support of a petition for rehearing requesting modification of the opinion, is granted. The opinion is modified by separate order. The petition for rehearing is denied.
Jun 17 2009	Opinion modified - no change in judgment
Jun 26 2009	Note: Mail returned and re-sent copy of order dated 6/17/09 sent to Benjamin W. Bull
Jun 26 2009	Note: Mail returned (unable to forward) copy of order dated 6/17/09 sent to Brian W. Raum
Jun 26 2009	Letter sent to counsel: opinion now final