Legal English: California Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

San Francisco Chronical/ SFGate

on Standing to defend Prop. 8:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/17/MN541EVBEP.DTL

on stay imposed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Walker's ruling:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/17/MNEE1EUOIF.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Here is a link to Judge Walker's ruling:
https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/files/09cv2292-ORDER.pdf

This is the United Sates Code (USC) Title 42 § 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/1983.html

Here is a link to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 52:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/Rule52.htm

Here is a link to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) Rule 58:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/Rule58.htm

Here is Newshour coverage and discussion on the rulling:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module_byid.html?s=news01s420eqf2f

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec10/gaymarriage2_08-05.html