Was a Copy of the Prop 8 Decision Leaked?
I followed the Prop 8 coverage mostly on Twitter, and the first place to break the news about the decision (which I came across) was New York Magazine. Its initial post (now updated) cited to a source and indicated that Judge Walker's decision struck down Prop 8. At this point, the decision had not been released.
At some point, the decision was released and many news organizations and websites posted a copy of it, but someone I followed on Twitter raised the question of whether a version on scribd was the actual signed order:
I also came across another tweet that mentioned people waiting at the clerk's office which indicated that the decision would be released at 2pm, while at the same time media were reporting on the decision:
I'm totally speculating here (and this feels peripheral to the outcome), but this just struck me as odd. (I'm not sure how the judge's signature>clerk's office>ECF/public posting process or timing works, and come to think of it, I'm curious!)
Added: Advocate.com (Breaking: Prop. 8 Overturned): "The decision was released on the court website shortly after 2 p.m., though a leaked version went viral on the Internet shortly after 1 p.m. Pacific time."
At some point, the decision was released and many news organizations and websites posted a copy of it, but someone I followed on Twitter raised the question of whether a version on scribd was the actual signed order:
Purported #Prop8 decision on Scribd http://scr.bi/beFRhv not dated or stamped
Robert Richards
richards1000
I also came across another tweet that mentioned people waiting at the clerk's office which indicated that the decision would be released at 2pm, while at the same time media were reporting on the decision:
RT @moyalynne (at ct) Bizarre - Clerk told us wait downstairs for paper copies that will come out 2p. Some tweets already reporting #prop8
ilona
ilona
I'm totally speculating here (and this feels peripheral to the outcome), but this just struck me as odd. (I'm not sure how the judge's signature>clerk's office>ECF/public posting process or timing works, and come to think of it, I'm curious!)
Added: Advocate.com (Breaking: Prop. 8 Overturned): "The decision was released on the court website shortly after 2 p.m., though a leaked version went viral on the Internet shortly after 1 p.m. Pacific time."
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