U.S. Supreme Court

Calif. To Ask US High Court To Reject Inmate Reduction Order

Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration filed notice Monday that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to again weigh-in on the long-running prison population case.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/05/13

Judges Deny Calif. Bid To End Prison Oversight

A federal judicial panel on Thursday denied Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to lift a court-ordered prison population cap and threatened him and other state officials with contempt of court if they fail to comply.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/04/11

Burbank Couple Prepares For Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling On Same-Sex Marriage

The Burbank same-sex couple who started the legal fight for marriage equality is preparing for the U.S. Supreme Court to announce its ruling on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s gay marriage ban.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/03/22

Calif. Must Say How It Will Ease Prison Crowding

A federal three-judge panel has given California corrections officials until January to say how they will reduce the state’s inmate population to comply with an order upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/10/11

Gay Marriage Ban Backers Seek Supreme Court Review

Backers of California’s ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional, a move that means the bitter, four-year court fight over Proposition 8 could soon be resolved.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/07/31

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