Panel discussion on California marriage decision Thursday includes ADF attorney
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May 28, 2008 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Panel discussion on California marriage decision Thursday includes ADF attorney
ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy joins other speakers
at National Press Club on national implications of court decision
WHO: ADF Senior Counsel Glen Lavy
WHAT: Panel discussion on national implications of California marriage decision
WHEN: Thursday, May 29, 10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room, 529 14th St. NW, Washington
WASHINGTON — Alliance Defense Fund Senior Counsel Glen Lavy, who recently argued before the California Supreme Court to defend marriage, will participate in a panel discussion Thursday on the national implications of the California Supreme Court’s May 15 marriage decision. The Family Research Council is hosting the event at the National Press Club in Washington.
“We hope the high court will respect the democratic process by waiting to see what the people of California desire when it comes to the meaning of marriage,” Lavy said. “The people of California have a constitutional right to vote on marriage, and the court can avoid the possibility of significant and unnecessary legal and social problems both in California and across the nation by letting Californians vote before implementing the May 15 decision.”
ADF attorneys filed a petition with the court Thursday in In re: Marriage Cases, which includes Proposition 22 Legal Defense and Education Fund v. City and County of San Francisco. The petition asks the justices to delay the effective date of their May 15 decision on marriage until after California voters have been heard on a constitutional amendment in November (www.telladf.org/news/story.aspx?cid=4528).
ADF is a legal alliance of Christian attorneys and like-minded organizations defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. Launched in 1994, ADF employs a unique combination of strategy, training, funding, and litigation to protect and preserve religious liberty, the sanctity of life, marriage, and the family.
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