The Gay Thread

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I can hardly have confidence the Ninth Circuit will rule correctly on the standing issue when they just blatantly ignored the grounds for granting a stay.

To be fair to the 9th Circuit, the order doesn't say WHY they granted the stay. I doubt that it would fall under the abuse of discretion standard.

Did you really think the 9th circuit would NOT order a stay? I mean I was hoping, but there was like a 1 in a million chance.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

Did you really think the 9th circuit would NOT order a stay? I mean I was hoping, but there was like a 1 in a million chance.

No, a stay pending appeal is pretty typical. But I'd like to know on what grounds it was granted, other than tradition. It seems to me the prudent thing to do, but it also seems to fly in the face of all the requirements for a stay.

I want nothing more from the courts than for the law to be followed.



Pfft, I also hope the Prop 8 Proponents are granted standing, so the case can actually be appealed. But I don't want the law flouted in order to get there. If they don't have standing, then that should unfortunately be the end of it.