Owen Honors

Navy Captain Officially Fired From Command Over Videos

Rachel Slajda | January 4, 2011, 4:38PM

The Navy announced this afternoon that it has fired Capt. Owen Honors from his post as commander of the USS Enterprise over crude videos he made in 2006 and 2007.

Honors has been re-assigned to administrative duties.

"The responsibility of the commanding officer for his or her command is absolute," Adm. John Harvey, commander of the Navy's Fleet Forces Command, said in a statement released this afternoon. "While Captain Honors' performance as commanding officer of U.S.S. Enterprise has been without incident, his profound lack of good judgment and professionalism while previously serving as executive officer on Enterprise calls into question his character and completely undermines his credibility to continue to serve effectively in command."

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Gay Marriage

Prop 8 Case: Appeals Court Asks CA Supreme Court For Help

Rachel Slajda | January 4, 2011, 3:14PM

A federal appeals court has asked the California Supreme Court to help answer a question about who has standing to fight same sex marriage in the courts.

At issue is whether the anti-gay groups who put Proposition 8 on the ballot in California have the legal standing to appeal a decision that Prop 8 -- which outlaws same sex marriage in the state -- is unconstitutional. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which is hearing that appeal, asked the California high court to decide whether the proponents have standing under state law.

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