Bench Memos

Ninth Circuit Denies Prop 8 Plaintiffs’ Frivolous Motion to Vacate Stay

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Sparing the Supreme Court the bother of reversing it, the Ninth Circuit panel in the Prop 8 appeal has denied the Prop 8 plaintiffs’ frivolous motion to vacate the stay pending appeal of Judge Walker’s anti-Prop 8 ruling. More succinctly: the previous stay of Judge Walker’s ruling (granted by the Ninth Circuit motions panel) remains in effect.

Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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