As a result, the technical barriers
and the inexplicable manner in which the parties have conducted this litigation may10
in the end not preclude an orderly review by the federal courts of the critical
constitutional question that is of interest to all Americans, and particularly to the
millions of Californians who voted for Proposition 8 and the tens of thousands of
same-sex couples who wish to marry in that state. I

Plaintiffs alleged that Compucredit deceptively marketed a subprime credit card, the Aspire Visa (some interesting reviews here), to consumers with low or weak credit scores as a way to "rebuild your credit," "rebuild poor credit," and "improve your credit rating." The ads stated that there was "no deposit required," and that consumers would immediately receive $300 in available credit, but in fact, the issuer required a twenty dollar purchase payment to activate the card and immediately assessed numerous fees. These fees, which were hidden in fine print among other information, reduced the available funds by more than half.