-The Christian Science Monitor, August 4, 2010 by Daniel B. Wood
http://bit.ly/bBuZAH
“This is quite historic because it has been felt that the proponents of gay marriage had been avoiding federal courts under the premise that a ruling there would be more final than in state court,” says Herma Hill Kay…. Professor Kay says Judge Walker’s opinion is “particularly strong” and his analysis of the US Constitution’s equal protection clause is “quite compelling.”
-KPFA-FM Free Speech Radio News, August 5, 2010 Host Dorian Merina
http://www.fsrn.org/audio/fight-over-california-same-sex-marriage-ban-set-higher-courts/7268
“I think that this is a very important milestone in our approach to marriage. The ideas of what marriage consists of have changed significantly over the past couple years, including the changes that Judge Walker cited that have stressed equality between the partners to marriage. His opinion focuses on marriage, not same-sex marriage, and holds that it is a fundamental right, which is a great advance in this context.”