A federal judge on Tuesday refused to invalidate last year's ruling against Proposition 8, deciding the gay jurist who overturned the [state constitutional amendment restoring the bride+groom licensing requirement] had no obligation to step aside because of a possible conflict of interest.
The decision by Chief Judge James Ware of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco left the ruling by retired Judge Vaughn R. Walker in place. Walker’s decision remains on hold pending a separate appeal to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Remember, the California Supreme Court has been asked to review standing in the case, probably because the 9th Circuit folks want to delay the case from being taken up by SCOTUS until Obama can change the court more.
"It is not reasonable to presume that a judge is incapable of making an impartial decision about the constitutionality of a law, solely because, as a citizen, the judge could be affected by the proceedings," Ware wrote in his ruling.
Great. Let's all remember that when a Mormon judge with a position at his stake (if I'm not using the correct terminology, I apologize) gets a case that could impact the finances of the LDS church.
Oh, and despite how the biased media always writes these stories, the California Marriage Amendment, adopted by a majority of the voting governed, was NOT a "ban on same-sex marriage." I can correct them as often as they make that "mistake".
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