FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | February 29, 2008
California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Marriage Case on March 4
Couples, Laywers to hold post-hearing press conference
(San Francisco, CA, February 29, 2008)—The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in In re Marriage Cases, which challenges the constitutionality of state laws that discriminate against same-sex couples in marriage.
What: Post-Hearing Press Conference on Marriage Equality Cases
When: Hearing: Tuesday, March 4 at 9:00 am; Press conference at 12:00 pm immediately following hearing.
Who:
- Therese Stewart, San Francisco Chief Deputy City Attorney
- Shannon Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian Rights and lead counsel in In Re Marriage Cases
- Couples represented in In re Marriage Cases: Jewelle Gomez, Diane Sabin, Dave Chandler, and Jeff Chandler
- Jenny Pizer, Lambda Legal Senior Counsel
- Ron Tyler, Board Chair, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
- Gloria Allred, Counsel in In re Marriage Cases, and couples: Robin Tyler, Diane Olson, Troy Perry, and Phillip De Bliek
- Waukeen McCoy, Counsel in In re Marriage Cases
Where: Earl Warren State Office Building, 350 McAllister, San Francisco, California
The court will hear the following case at 9:00 a.m.: In re Marriage Cases (California Supreme Court Case Number S147999).
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews in Spanish and Mandarin are available. Same-sex couples throughout the state of California are available for interviews.
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Equality California Founded in 1998, Equality California celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2008, commemorating a decade of building a state of equality in California. EQCA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots-based, statewide advocacy organization whose mission is to achieve equality and civil rights of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians. http://www.eqca.org/
Calla Devlin
Director of Communications
National Center for Lesbian Rights
office: 415.392.6257 x324
mobile: 415.205.2420
cdevlin@nclrights.org
Alexis Thompson
Deputy Press Secretary
Office of the City Attorney
415.554.4653
Mobile: 925.212.4199
alexis.thompson@sfgov.org
Jason Howe
Public Information Officer
Lambda Legal
213.382.7600 x247
Mobile: 415.595.9245
jhowe@lambdalegal.org
Stella Richardson
Media Relations Director
ACLU
415.621.2493
srichardson@aclunc.org
Ali Bay
Communications Manager
Equality California 916.284.9187
ali@eqca.org