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Law360
January 26, 2017
On Monday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California published updated orders for judges calling on them to require class action plaintiffs ... Former U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who retired as chief judge of California's northern district in 2010, characterized the change as modest inÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine (blog)
January 31, 2014
In order to get from there to here, we needed people like Vaughn Walker. You may remember Walker as the federal judge who ruled California's Prop 8 unconstitutional. He was first nominated to the federal judiciary by no less a conservative than Ronald Regan, was then blocked by Democrats (due, in partÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2012
The appeals court that overturned Proposition 8 on Tuesday also ruled that retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled against the 2008 ballot measure banning same-sex marriage, was not obligated to step away from the case because he was in a long term same-sex relationship. The panelÃÂ ...
OCRegister
August 12, 2010
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled last week that the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriages, approved by voters in 2008, violated constitutional protections for equal rights. But because Prop. 8 backers appealed the decision, Walker also granted a temporary stay against immediate same-sexÃÂ ...
OCRegister
August 12, 2010
•Ed Whelan, Bench Memos, National Review Online: “The heart of (Judge Vaughn) Walker's rationale is that Prop. ... •Chris Prevatt, Harvey Milk Stonewall Democratic Club of O.C.: “I am pleased that Judge Vaughn R. Walker has sided with the plaintiffs, Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney GeneralÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 4, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, immediately stayed his own decision, pending appeals by proponents of Proposition 8, who seem confident that higher courts would hear and favor their position. But on Wednesday the winds seemed to be at the back of thoseÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 31, 2010
In a 45-page opinion, Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the government had violated a 1978 federal statute requiring court approval for domestic surveillance when it intercepted phone calls of Al Haramain, a now-defunct Islamic charity in Oregon , and of two lawyers representing it in 2004. Declaring thatÃÂ ...
San Francisco Chronicle
August 15, 2009
Back in 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated San Francisco corporate lawyer Vaughn Walker as a federal judge and ran into a wave of local opposition. Gay rights advocates were seething about Walker's representation of the U.S. Olympic Committee in a lawsuit that prevented a local group fromÃÂ ...
SFGate
April 28, 2017
After testimony from would-be newlyweds and from advocates on both sides, then-Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Prop. 8 as an ... The judge kept the tapes on file and told the opposing parties that they would not be broadcast “in the foreseeable future.” Under the court's rules, theyÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine (blog)
January 31, 2014
In order to get from there to here, we needed people like Vaughn Walker. You may remember Walker as the federal judge who ruled California's Prop 8 unconstitutional. He was first nominated to the federal judiciary by no less a conservative than Ronald Regan, was then blocked by Democrats (due, in partÃÂ ...
Huffington Post
March 1, 2012
Pitt will star as United States District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who found Proposition 8 unconstitutional during its public trial. Walker, who is gay, was criticized by some for his decision, accusing him of gay activism. Others argued he is just a human with a sexual orientation, like any other human.
Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2012
The appeals court that overturned Proposition 8 on Tuesday also ruled that retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled against the 2008 ballot measure banning same-sex marriage, was not obligated to step away from the case because he was in a long term same-sex relationship. The panelÃÂ ...
OCRegister
August 12, 2010
•Ed Whelan, Bench Memos, National Review Online: “The heart of (Judge Vaughn) Walker's rationale is that Prop. ... •Chris Prevatt, Harvey Milk Stonewall Democratic Club of O.C.: “I am pleased that Judge Vaughn R. Walker has sided with the plaintiffs, Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney GeneralÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 12, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker , the chief judge of Federal District Court in San Francisco , issued a temporary stay last week when he invalidated Proposition 8, in order to allow arguments for and against same-sex ceremonies being performed while supporters of the ban appealed. On Thursday, Judge WalkerÃÂ ...
OCRegister
August 12, 2010
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled last week that the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriages, approved by voters in 2008, violated constitutional protections for equal rights. But because Prop. 8 backers appealed the decision, Walker also granted a temporary stay against immediate same-sexÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 4, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, immediately stayed his own decision, pending appeals by proponents of Proposition 8, who seem confident that higher courts would hear and favor their position. But on Wednesday the winds seemed to be at the back of thoseÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
August 4, 2010
Judge Vaughn R. Walker is not Anthony Kennedy. But when the chips are down, he certainly knows how to write like him. I count—in his opinion today —seven citations to Justice Kennedy's 1996 opinion in Romer v. Evans (striking down an anti-gay Colorado ballot initiative) and eight citations to his 2003ÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 31, 2010
In a 45-page opinion, Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the government had violated a 1978 federal statute requiring court approval for domestic surveillance when it intercepted phone calls of Al Haramain, a now-defunct Islamic charity in Oregon , and of two lawyers representing it in 2004. Declaring thatÃÂ ...
San Francisco Chronicle
August 15, 2009
Back in 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated San Francisco corporate lawyer Vaughn Walker as a federal judge and ran into a wave of local opposition. Gay rights advocates were seething about Walker's representation of the U.S. Olympic Committee in a lawsuit that prevented a local group fromÃÂ ...
SFGate
April 28, 2017
After testimony from would-be newlyweds and from advocates on both sides, then-Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Prop.
The New Civil Rights Movement
July 3, 2016
... to the court's Chief Judge, Vaughn R. Walker, who was appointed to the bench ... Judge Walker declared that "the evidence shows Proposition 8 does .... The Court rejected the claim that Judge Vaughn Walker should have ...
Hollywood Reporter
June 29, 2015
... high-powered, bipartisan legal team that ultimately convinced U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker to declare the measure unconstitutional.
Slate Magazine (blog)
January 31, 2014
I like to picture Vaughn Walker or Steve Gunderson dining with ... donors, and discussing legal issues with conservative lawyers and judges.
Huffington Post
March 1, 2012
Pitt will star as United States District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who found Proposition 8 unconstitutional during its public trial. Walker ...
Huffington Post
March 1, 2012
Pitt will star as United States District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who found Proposition 8 unconstitutional during its public trial. Walker ...
Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2012
The appeals court that overturned Proposition 8 on Tuesday also ruled that retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled against the ...
LGBTQ Nation
February 3, 2011
Last month, a three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of ... ruling when U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker declared the initiative to be ...
OCRegister
August 12, 2010
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled last week that the Proposition 8 ban on gay marriages, approved by voters in 2008, violated constitutional protections for equal rights. But because Prop. 8 backers appealed the decision, Walker also granted a temporary stay against immediate same-sexÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 12, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of Federal District Court in San ... reacted to Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that he was lifting his stay of new ...
Slate Magazine
August 4, 2010
Judge Vaughn R. Walker is not Anthony Kennedy. But when the chips are down, he certainly knows how to write like him. I count—in his opinion today —seven citations to Justice Kennedy's 1996 opinion in Romer v. Evans (striking down an anti-gay Colorado ballot initiative) and eight citations to his 2003ÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 4, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, immediately stayed his own decision, pending appeals by ...
New York Times
March 31, 2010
In a 45-page opinion, Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the government had violated a 1978 federal statute requiring court approval for ...
San Francisco Chronicle
August 15, 2009
Back in 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated San Francisco corporate lawyer Vaughn Walker as a federal judge and ran into a wave of ...
SFGate
April 28, 2017
After testimony from would-be newlyweds and from advocates on both sides, then-Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Prop.
The New Civil Rights Movement
July 3, 2016
... to the court's Chief Judge, Vaughn R. Walker, who was appointed to the bench ... Judge Walker declared that "the evidence shows Proposition 8 does ... The Court rejected the claim that Judge Vaughn Walker should haveÃÂ ...
Hollywood Reporter
June 29, 2015
... high-powered, bipartisan legal team that ultimately convinced U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker to declare the measure unconstitutional.
Slate Magazine (blog)
January 31, 2014
I like to picture Vaughn Walker or Steve Gunderson dining with ... donors, and discussing legal issues with conservative lawyers and judges.
Huffington Post
March 1, 2012
Pitt will star as United States District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who found Proposition 8 unconstitutional during its public trial. WalkerÃÂ ...
Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2012
The appeals court that overturned Proposition 8 on Tuesday also ruled that retired U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who ruled against theÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 12, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of Federal District Court in San ... reacted to Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling that he was lifting his stay of newÃÂ ...
New York Times
August 4, 2010
Vaughn R. Walker, the chief judge of the Federal District Court in San Francisco, immediately stayed his own decision, pending appeals byÃÂ ...
Slate Magazine
August 4, 2010
Judge Vaughn R. Walker is not Anthony Kennedy. But when the chips are down, he certainly knows how to write like him. I count—in hisÃÂ ...
New York Times
March 31, 2010
In a 45-page opinion, Judge Vaughn R. Walker ruled that the government had violated a 1978 federal statute requiring court approval forÃÂ ...
San Francisco Chronicle
August 15, 2009
Back in 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated San Francisco corporate lawyer Vaughn Walker as a federal judge and ran into a wave ofÃÂ ...
Religion Dispatches
March 10, 2017
Perry was so pivotal that (now-retired) U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker cited Kendall's story as proof that sexual orientation is immutable in his landmark decision.
Bay Area Reporter
March 9, 2017
Later in 2010, federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Prop 8 was unconstitutional, following a trial in San Francisco. DOMA, however, was still on the books, although it was being challenged on a number of fronts, including a case brought by Edie ...
Screener
February 28, 2017
First, the broad strokes: "When We Rise" is a four-part miniseries, created by Dustin Lance Black and airing over the week on ABC, starting Feb. 27 and concluding on March 3. It's a dramatized account of the lives, loves, and struggles of three real ...
Goldderby
February 27, 2017
There had been nothing quite like the gamble that ABC had taken with "Roots." Not until now. "When We Rise" is a four-night miniseries that premieres Monday, February 27, and continues from March 1-3 (ABC News will interrupt the flow by broadcastingÃÂ ...
Tech Featured
February 1, 2017
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (located in Northern California, USA) offered the availability of an esteemed law professor for commentary on Judge Vaughn Walker's legal opinion regarding gay marriage in the State being declined; it ...
Legal News Line
January 31, 2017
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former California federal judge is among those now working for one of the oldest and most experienced litigation funding companies in the world.
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