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California Supreme Court Ruling on Prop. 8
USC Legal Experts Available
DAVID B. CRUZ: expert in constitutional, civil rights and sexual orientation law. Cruz may be reached at (213) 740-9690 or dcruz@law.usc.edu.
KIM BUCHANAN: expert on race, gender and sexual regulation. Buchanan may be reached at (310) 740-4088 (cellular) or kbuchanan@law.usc.edu
KAREEM CRAYTON: expert on law, politics and civil rights. Crayton can be reached at (213) 740-2516; (213) 446-8800 (cellular) or kcrayton@law.usc.edu.
DARIA ROITHMAYR: expert on race and gender. Roithmayr can be reached at (213) 740-6228; (310) 367-1295 (cellular) or droithmayr@law.usc.edu.
JOHN MATSUSAKA: president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute at USC. Matsusaka may be reached at (213) 740-0678 or matsusak@usc.edu.
CLARE PASTORE: expert on civil rights. Pastore may be reached at (213) 821-4410; (323) 717-2856 or cpastore@law.usc.edu.
Discussion topics:
*The passage of California's Prop. 8 and its legal ramifications.
*The social ramifications of Prop. 8.
*What impact will it have on the rest of the nation?
*How race and gender played a role in the passage of Prop. 8.
*The reasoning behind the majority and dissenting opinions in the Prop 8 challenge
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