More than 50 other California labor organizations Oppose Prop 8

The California Federation of Labor and more than 50 other California labor organizations filed friend–of–the–court briefs in support of Lambda Legal’s position that Prop 8 is invalid. Joining them through other briefs were civil rights and community groups, California municipalities, leading legal scholars and nearly a thousand religious organizations and faith leaders. National Marriage Project Director Jenny Pizer says the labor brief is “putting a special emphasis on how high the stakes are here for everybody in California.” Read the Contra Costa Times article and more in Lambda Legal’s “In the News.”

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Groundswell of Support in California

On January 21, Lambda Legal and our sister legal organizations filed our answer to roughly 20 friend–of–the–court briefs submitted to the California Supreme Court by far-right legal and religious groups supporting Prop 8. Filed on behalf of petitioners, our brief debunks the arguments supporting Prop 8 and highlights the new consensus that Prop 8 was not valid and, if upheld, would threaten legal protections for all minorities. More than 40 amicus briefs support our position and speak for nearly a thousand religious organizations and faith leaders, scores of civil rights and community groups, many California municipalities and leading legal scholars. Also included were more than 50 California labor organizations — representing nearly 6 million working men and women, two current and former California legislators, 66 bar associations and many others. California businesses — including Google, Levi Strauss & Co. and the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce — representing thousands of businesses employing millions of workers, also submitted a brief. They argue that allowing minority groups to be targeted using a simple majority vote is bad for business.