United States Ninth Circuit

In an action brought by voters who signed a referendum, which sought a statewide vote on a legislative act establishing same-sex domestic partnerships, challenging the Oregon Secretary of State's procedures for verifying referendum petition signatures, denial of permanent injunctive relief for plaintiffs is affirmed where the Secretary's procedures for verifying sampled referendum petition signatures did not violate plaintiffs' equal protection and due process rights.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2008
• Decided 08/14/2008
• Published 08/14/2008

Judges

• GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  ALFRED T. GOODWIN, HARRY PREGERSON, and STEPHEN REINHARDT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Amy Smith, Austin R. Nimocks, Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, AZ, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Denis M. Vannier, Kaye E. McDonald, Office of the Attorney General, Salem, OR, for the defendants-appellees., Margaret S. Olney, Smith, Diamond & Olney, Portland, OR, for the defendants-intervenors-appellees.