Google Getting Political: Court Filings Supporting Gay Marriage

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At least sixty amicus curiae briefs have been filed with the California Supreme Court, variously arguing for and against to the constitutionality of Proposition 8. Opponents include internet giant Google, Inc., which argues the Proposition denies employees “basic rights.”

Proposition 8 is the successful California ballot initiative which overruled a California Supreme Court decision that imposed same-sex “marriage” on the state. [...]

On Thursday Google’s official blog published an entry titled “Supporting Equality.” In that entry, Google said that many people were concerned with the impact the ballot measure could have “on the personal lives of people they work with every day, and on California's ability to attract and retain a diverse mix of employees from around the world.”

Google explained that this is the reason they filed an amicus curiae brief supporting challenges to Proposition 8. “Denying employees basic rights isn't right, and it isn't good for businesses. We are committed to preserving fundamental rights for every one of the people who work hard to make Google a success.”

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[janharders]

I don't really think it's about getting political ... as they said themselves, it's not good for business. Google is a business, so that's what they work for. If catholics were their major audience, they'd probably not support prop 8 challenges. But catholics already have higher power they turn to for answers, so they don't use google that much, thus making the young, urban liberal probably a primary audience and surely a primary group to recruit from.

[arieng]

Pretty brave - could affect the stock price if investors buy/sell based on their political philosophy.

[goodroi]

Before commenting please remember this is the Google Finance and Business Operations section and the discussion should stay focused on that. Thank you.