Via EQCA:

August 4, 2010
Dear Daniel, Victory! After compelling testimony from California couples who are denied the freedom to marry, Federal District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled today that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. The case will now move to the Court of Appeals. We owe Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown a great deal of gratitude for their unprecedented decision not to defend this discriminatory measure, leaving only Andrew Pugno’s anti-LGBT extremist group to defend the case. Celebrate this incredible victory by defending it. Will you give just $1 a day to help California’s largest LGBT Political Action Committee elect a governor and attorney general who will refuse to appeal this ruling? The state refused to defend its own law, keeping its skilled lawyers and legal resources out of this case. No doubt, this was a factor in today’s victory. Ensuring that the state continues to refuse to stand for bigotry will become even more vital as the case moves up to the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help candidates who support changing the state’s position in the case and who oppose marriage equality. We’ve come too far to let them succeed. Stand up to NOM and help Equality California defeat anti-equality candidates including Meg Whitman and Yes on 8’s lead attorney Andrew Pugno! The legal team brought together by the American Foundation for Equal Rights and the City and County of San Francisco did an excellent job of making the case for equality. Now it is up to us to ensure that the State of California doesn’t oppose them on appeal. We can be the margin of victory this November. Please make as generous of a donation as you can. Just $1 a day will make a very real difference. In solidarity, Geoff Kors Executive Director Equality California	Defend Today's Decision No doubt: the state’s refusal to defend Prop. 8 was a factor in today’s victory. Maintaining this position is even more vital as the case moves up to the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. What does today’s decision mean? Join EQCA’s Marriage Director, Mark Solomon, tomorrow evening at 5 p.m. for a special online town hall meeting. Click here to get instructions on how to join us. Online townhall details> Celebrate! Join the LGBT community at a rally to celebrate today's decision and recommit ourselves to restoring marriage equality. Events are happening across the state. Find an event >