Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Vaughn Walker

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American judge Vaughn Walker.
Last updated on April 16, 2025.
Vaughn Walker

Vaughn Richard Walker served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California from 1989 to 2011. Walker presided over the original trial in Hollingsworth v. Perry, where he found California's Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional.

Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage; marriage under law is a union of equals. — © Vaughn Walker
Gender no longer forms an essential part of marriage; marriage under law is a union of equals.
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed, the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California Constitution the notion that opposite-sex couples are superior to same-sex couples.
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