Judge's decade-long same-sex relationship a conflict of interest
(NEWSER) - The ruling against California's controversial Proposition 8 should be set aside, a group argued yesterday, not because the judge who ruled against it is gay—but because he's in a long-term relationship with his partner. ProtectMarriage, which sponsored the 2008 ballot initiative prohibiting gay marriage, filed a motion asking a district court to vacate Vaughn Walker's ruling because his 10-year-long same-sex relationship created a conflict of interest, the Los Angeles Times reports. More»
