Perry v. Schwarzenegger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit
Upholding of lower court's decision
gptkbp:caseOutcome Increased visibility for LGBTQ+ issues
Influenced state-level marriage laws
Ruling against state ban
Significant legal victory for plaintiffs
Contributed to national dialogue on marriage equality
Led_to_eventual_legalization_of_same-sex_marriage_in_California
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
C_09-2292_VRW
gptkbp:court Federal court
Ruling in favor of plaintiffs
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_California
gptkbp:documentedIn Court transcripts
gptkbp:filedIn May 22, 2009
gptkbp:followedBy Supreme_Court_ruling_in_Obergefell_v._Hodges
gptkbp:hasPublications Expert testimonies on marriage equality
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of broader LGBTQ+ rights movement
gptkbp:historicalEvent Part of ongoing legal battles for LGBTQ+ rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Perry v. Schwarzenegger
gptkbp:impact Influenced public opinion on same-sex marriage
gptkbp:influencedBy California_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Judge_Vaughn_Walker
Judicial scrutiny of same-sex marriage bans
Strengthened arguments for marriage equality
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Foundation_for_Equal_Rights
Influenced future marriage equality cases
Proposition 8
Violation of equal protection clause
Struck down state ban on same-sex marriage
Violation of due process rights
Set_stage_for_Supreme_Court_involvement
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive national media coverage
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:California_Proposition_8
gptkbp:notableFeature Constitutional law
Landmark case in marriage equality
Over a year of litigation
gptkbp:outcome Declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional
Led to increased activism for LGBTQ+ rights
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Kristin_Perry
gptkb:Diane_Feinstein
gptkb:Arnold_Schwarzenegger
gptkb:Sandra_Stier
gptkbp:precedent Legal recognition of same-sex marriage
gptkbp:publicAccess Widespread support for ruling
Intense public debate on marriage rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Hollingsworth_v._Perry
gptkbp:significance Same-sex marriage rights
gptkbp:yearEstablished August 4, 2010