ProtectMarriage.com and National Organization for Marriage Ask Court to Rule in Their Favor on Proposition 8 CaseJAMES MADISON CENTER FOR FREE SPEECH 1 South 6th Street PRESS RELEASE June 3, 2009
ProtectMarriage.com and National Organization for Marriage
Today, ProtectMarriage.com and National Organization for Marriage asked the Court to make a decision on their case involving the free speech rights of citizens who supported Proposition 8 in California. Proposition 8 added an amendment to the California Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
ProtectMarriage.com and National Organization for Marriage are asking the Court to grant their motion for summary judgment, which asks the Court to find in their favor on all of the claims in their lawsuit. If successful, California will have to remove the names of donors who gave as little as $100 to the recent campaign for Proposition 8 from the state website, among other things.
Since filing for a preliminary injunction, ProtectMarriage.com and National Organization for Marriage have submitted nearly fifty new statements to the Court, from people who have experienced harassment because of their support for Proposition 8. “The Court wanted to see more evidence of harassment, threats, and reprisals that occurred to people who supported Proposition 8, so we have given that to the Court,” said James Bopp, Jr., lead counsel in the case.
“The First Amendment guarantees citizens the right to have their political voices heard, but the threats, harassment, and reprisals that people who supported Proposition 8 have suffered because of their support destroys that right,” Bopp added. “This summary judgment filing makes it clear that the harassment of people who supported Proposition 8 is ongoing, and the Court has the ability to stop such harassment from happening.”
If you have been the victim of threats, harassment, or reprisals of any kind, please contact Sarah Troupis at stroupis@bopplaw.com to find out more information on the case, and how you can help ensure the protection of you First Amendment rights.
The case is before the Honorable Judge Morrison C. England, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, in Sacramento. The case number is 2:09-CV-00058-MCE-DAD.
James Bopp, Jr. has a national federal and state election law practice. He is General Counsel for the James Madison Center for Free Speech and former Co-Chairman of the Election Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society.
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