Prop. 8 judge, N. Randy Smith, still finds time for teaching

Published: Sunday, Dec. 5 2010 11:50 p.m. MST

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah-born and BYU-educated judge will find himself in the middle of a whole lot of hubbub when the case stemming from California's controversial Proposition 8 lands back in court Monday morning for oral arguments before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

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The Caravan Moves On

Enid, OK

Article quote: "(Proposition 8 supporters filed a motion last week seeking Reinhardt's disqualification from the panel because his wife is the executive director of the ACLU of Southern California and a financial donor to the "No on 8" More..

12:20 a.m. Dec. 6, 2010
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firstamendment

Lehi, UT

Of course it's constitutional to restrict marriage. Marriage creates culture, so this is one of the most important decisions our society has ever made.

We should all be involved. 08 isn't racial; polygamy, homosexuality, etc are about More..

7:35 a.m. Dec. 6, 2010
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Furry1993

Somewhere in Utah, UT

To The Caravan Moves On | 12:20 a.m. Dec. 6, 2010

If every judge recused himself or herself from every case about which s/he had an opinon, there would be no judges left to hear ANY case. The issue is whether Judge Reinhardt would More..

7:48 a.m. Dec. 6, 2010
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Jamshid Ghazi Askar is an enterprise reporter covering Values in the Media for the Deseret News.

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