Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
California Chief Justice Ronald George will be asked to intervene in Yolo Superior Court's controversial handling of the case against a man accused of murdering a sheriff's deputy last month, Presiding Judge David Rosenberg said Thursday.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
California Chief Justice Ronald George is prepared for the voters' verdict on his ruling legalizing same-sex marriages - but whatever comes this autumn, he says it won't be long before most Californians accept equal rights for gays and lesbians as a matter of...
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
"Judge sees equal rights for gays, lesbians": Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, "California Chief Justice Ronald George is prepared for the voters' verdict on his ruling legalizing same-sex marriages - but whatever...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008
California Chief Justice Ronald George could have taken the easy road in the legal conflict over gay marriage.
The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
The Los Angeles Times has published an interesting interview with California Chief Justice Ronald George, author of the marriage decision. Some excerpts:...
SFist (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
California Supreme Court Judge Chief Justice Ronald George tells the fine folks over at KTVU that last week's overturning to the state same-sex marriage ban, which will then make gay marriage legal in California, was one of his "toughest" rulings yet. Toughest? Hmm, considering all the many cases he's come across, we find it difficult to that a ruling making it legal for Bruce and Geoffrey to register...
Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
The gay marriage decision by the California Supreme Court is based on deceptive rhetoric and deeply flawed logic. Chief Justice Ronald George wrote that "the right to marry represents the right of an individual to...
The Tin Man (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
The L.A. Times interviewed the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Ronald George, who wrote the majority opinion in the marriage cases. In the days leading up to the California Supreme Court's historic same-sex marriage ruling Thursday, the decision “weighed most heavily” on Chief Justice Ronald M. George — more so, he said, than any [...]
Citizen Crain (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
There are some interesting tidbits in the interview that Chief Justice Ronald George of the California Supreme Court gave to the Los Angeles Times. The conversation was unusually candid for a sitting judge, especially within days of an important and...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George says the decision weighed heavily on him in the days before the court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage.The justices ruled 4-3 Thursday that a voter-approved law restricting marriage to one man and one woman violated the California Constitution. The ruling extends legal protection against discrimination in the state to include sexual orientation,...
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
In a 4-3 decision, drafted by Chief Justice Ronald George, the court ruled: "In light of the fundamental nature of the substantive rights embodied in the right to marry - and their central importance to an individual's opportunity to live a happy, meaningful, and satisfying life as a full member of society - the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
The California Supreme Court is generally seen by legal scholars as moderate to right of center conservative on criminal justice issues and more moderate on civil rights matters. Chief Justice Ronald George
Gay News Bits (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
(California, May 15, 2008) — The California Supreme Court ruled today that the state can no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage. In a 4-3 decision, drafted by Chief Justice Ronald George, the court ruled: “In light of the fundamental nature of the substantive rights embodied in the right to marry — and their [...]
Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
The California Supreme Court ruled today in favor of overturning a ban on same-sex marriages. The Court found California laws limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violate the constitutional rights of same-sex couples. The ruling was authored by Chief Justice Ronald George. A snippet from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Señora de la Cranky Pantalones (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
California Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage "In a 4-3 ruling written by Chief Justice Ronald George, the Supreme Court struck down California laws that restrict marriage to heterosexual couples, finding that it is unconstitutional to deprive gays and lesbians of the equal right to walk down the aisle with a marriage license in hand." Today, I really love my state. :)
