Voice for Equality: Justice Carlos R. Moreno

Although many were disappointed in the California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8, Justice Carlos R. Moreno wrote the lone dissenting opinion on the court’s ruling. He wrote,

"I conclude that requiring discrimination against a minority group on the basis of suspect classification strikes at the core of the promise of equality that underlies the California constitution."                                            

This is not the first time that Justice Moreno has taken a public stance against discrimination directed at those of the LGBT community; in Koebke v. Bernando Heights, Moreno ruled that California anti-discrimination law barred businesses from treating registered domestic partners differently from married couples.

 

Freedom to Marry is proud to salute Justice Carlos R. Moreno as a Voice for Equality!

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