A Prop. 8 campaign contribution prompts free speech, civil rights dispute
The artistic director of a musical theater resigns after campaign disclosures show that he contributed to the Prop. 8 campaign to ban same-sex marriage. A dispute ensues over the balancing act between free speech and civil rights, the Sacramento Bee reports. Theater felt growing pressure before artistic director quit mcrowder@sacbee.com Published Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 The California Musical Theatre found itaself caught in a dramatic conflict between free speech and civil rights, a situation that