Equality On Trial Name Recent Comments The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals is asking the parties to the litigation over the Prop 8 trial tapes to brief the issue of whether there’s Article III standing to appeal the district court’s order in the case. The district court had ruled that the tapes should be released August 12, 2020. The Ninth Circuit put that decision on hold pending its review of the case, and it heard arguments in December. No action was taken in the case until yesterday, when this order was issued. The Prop 8 proponents’ brief is due 21 days from the order, likely by August 2. The parties in favor of releasing the Prop 8 trial tapes is due 14 days after that, by August 16.