Second Prop. 8 case Expedited

The Ninth Circuit Court on Tuesday morning ordered an expedited review of a second appeal on California’s Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage — a plea by local officials in Imperial County,  Calif., to enter the case in order to defend the ballot measure’s constitutionality.  The motions panel of the Circuit Court, in a two-page order, set the county’s appeal to be heard at argument  along with the appeal by the backers of Proposition 8 — that is, during the week of Dec. 6.   The written briefing schedule will be the same in both cases, concluding on Nov. 1.

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