Jan 15, 2009 10:46 pm US/Pacific
Groups Come Together To Overturn Proposition 8
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ―
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Valerie Paget, front left, and Tracie Jones lead a procession of supporters during a rally against Proposition 8 outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008.
AP
Labors unions, churches and advocacy groups spanning the ideological spectrum are weighing in on the effort to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriages.
Thursday was the deadline to file so-called friend-of-the court briefs in the litigation seeking to overturn Proposition 8. The measure passed in November with 52 percent of the vote.
Gay couples and half a dozen counties brought a series of cases arguing the measure is unconstitutional and was improperly put before voters.
At least 29 amicus briefs have been submitted to the California Supreme Court.
More than half of the interested parties, including the California Labor Federation and the California Council of Churches, are urging the court to strike down the measure.
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