Bar organizations and labor unions file in opposition to California’s marriage amendment

MSNBC reports: “A state ballot measure that changes the state Constitution to ban gay marriage violates the document’s guarantee of equal protection, 40 bar and legal organizations said Thursday in announcing they filed a brief with the state Supreme Court . . . ”

365Gay.com: “A coalition of more than 50 California labor organizations, including United Healthcare Workers and the California Labor Federation also filed its brief on Friday. In total, the labor organizations represent more than two million working men and women in California.”

Cal. Supreme Court: Prop 8 filings web page

Lambda Legal: Religious and Civil Rights Groups, Legislators, Bar Associations, Labor, Businesses, and Legal Scholars Urge Court to Overturn Prop 8