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Supreme Court Rules Petition Signers Have No Right to Privacy
The US Supreme Court has given a victory to advocates of gay rights. Late today, it ruled 8 to 1 that people who sign initiative petitions have no expectation of privacy . The case arose in Washington State, but applies to people who signed up to put Proposition 8 , the ban on same-sex marriage, on California's 2008 ballot.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readThe US Supreme Court has given a victory to advocates of gay rights. Late today, it ruled 8 to 1 that people who sign initiative petitions have no expectation of privacy. The case arose in Washington State, but applies to people who signed up to put Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, on California's 2008 ballot. Lawrence Hurley reports for the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
