California Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Proposition 8 on March 5...

Hey, I'm a day late on this but want to get it on the record in case you haven't read it anywhere else. Our sister paper, The San Jose Mercury reports the following:
The Califonira Supreme Court the high has set three hours of arguments for its calendar in San Francisco which would set the stage for the justices to consider a series of legal challenges to voter-approved Proposition 8 which makes it illegal for same-sex coupes in the state to get married.

Civil rights groups and a number of cities and counties sued after the November election arguing that the ballot initiative is invalid and should be struck down..

Attorney General Jerry Brown is not defending the law, arguing that Proposition 8 should be struck down because it erased an existing constitutional right.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case last year, and will decide not only the legality of Proposition 8, but also the fate of thousands of same-sex couples who married before voters approved the measure. The justices have 90 days from the March 5 hearing to decide the case."