California may constitutionally define marriage as the union of a man and a woman will be wholly determined by the ultimate ruling on the constitutionality of Prop. 8, because any California law defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman would be invalidated if Prop. 8 were found to be unconstitutional, and affirmed if Prop. 8 were held to be constitutional. Given the identity of interests, the presumption of adequate representation applies. b. The Campaign Has Failed To Rebut The Presumption Of Adequate Representation Because the Proponents’ and the Campaign’s interests are essentially identical, the Campaign may only defeat the presumption of adequate representation with a “compelling showing” to the contrary. Arakaki, 324 F.3d at 1086; see also Prete, 438 F.3d at 957-59 (<HOLDING>). We assess the Campaign’s rebuttal argument in
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