Update: Ted Olson & David Boies to Announce Federal Court Challenge to Prop. 8

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Wed May 27, 2009 11:14am EDT 

Attorneys Argued Bush v. Gore on Opposite Sides; Now Joined to Strike Down
Prop. 8

Filing also calls for injunction against same-sex marriage ban until case is
resolved, which would immediately reinstate the right for all Californians to
marry

EDS: The news conference may be viewed live online at
www.equalrightsfoundation.org

LOS ANGELES - Theodore B. Olson and David Boies will announce a federal court
challenge to Proposition 8 on Wednesday, May 27 at 9:30 a.m. PT in Downtown,
LA. The suit was filed by two same-sex couples who wish to be married but have
been denied marriage licenses because of Proposition 8.

Olson, a former U.S. Solicitor General, represented George W. Bush in 2000's
Bush v. Gore, which decided the presidential election. Boies represented Al
Gore in that case. This is the first time they have served alongside each
other as co-counsel. The case is a project of the American Foundation for
Equal Rights.  

The suit also calls for an injunction against Proposition 8 until the case is
resolved, which would immediately reinstate marriage rights for same sex
couples.

In May 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled that the state's law
prohibiting same sex marriage was unconstitutional under the privacy, due
process and equal protection guarantees of the California Constitution.
Proposition 8 was passed in November 2008 to amend the California Constitution
to eliminate the equal rights it guaranteed to same sex couples.  On May 26,
the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 as a valid amendment to the
State's Constitution.  

    WHEN:   Wednesday, May 27, 9:30 a.m.

    WHAT:   Theodore B. Olson & David Boies announce federal court challenge
            to Prop. 8.

    WHERE:  Biltmore Hotel, Emerald Room (Lobby Level)
            506 South Grand Ave.
            Los Angeles, CA 90071



The case is a project of the newly created American Foundation for Equal
Rights, which is dedicated to protecting and advancing equal rights for every
American through legal, policy and political advocacy.

Contact: Yusef Robb, Griffin|Schake, (213) 785-5368

/PRNewswire -- May 27/



SOURCE  American Foundation for Equal Rights
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