The Chief US District Judge likened a decision by Prop 8 backers to attack a gay man's right to judge the gay marriage amendment to that of an African American, like himself, being able adjudicate a civil rights issue. As an LA Times article (mobile format linked here) points out, it doesn't look good for the Prop 8 backers.
http://mobile.latimes.com/p.p?m=b&a=rp&id=407499&postId=407499&postUserId=7&sessionToken=&catId=5217&curAbsIndex=1&resultsUrl=DID%3D1%26DFCL%3D1000%26DSB%3Drank%2523desc%26DBFQ%3DuserId%253A7%26DL.w%3D%26DL.d%3D10%26DQ%3DsectionId%253A5217%26DPS%3D0%26DPL%3D3
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