Via SacBee: Irate Prop. 8 backers say gay judge not impartial

Irate Prop. 8 backers say gay judge not impartial 

 

By Peter Hecht - Updated: 8:54 am

After Vaughn Walker was nominated for the federal court in 1987, gay activists took issue with his role as a lawyer for the U.S. Olympic Committee who successfully sued to bar a San Francisco sports festival from calling itself the "Gay Olympics."

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