I don’t know if anyone made it down to the Multnomah County Building before it closed at 4:45, but never fear—you can register as domestic partners on Monday morning starting at 8 am. I’ll be in touch with Basic Rights Oregon over the weekend to find out all the details—they’ve got a few all nighters ahead of them, mobilizing volunteers and baking pies to celebrate.

I’m going to get my butt down there ASAP to register with my partner. The plaintiffs say they will appeal, and for all I know, they’ll do it Monday afternoon and some how block the law again.

I asked attorney Austin Nimrocks (there on the right) if they planned to do anything that might block the partnerships from taking effect Monday a.m., and he said they “haven’t decided an exact course of action.” (BRO’s attorney Margaret Olney says an emergency stay over the weekend is “unlikely.”)

Jeana Frazzini, executive director of BRO, was surprised by the swift ruling—she’s not sure when she and her partner will register. “We hadn’t even talked about it!”

Frazzini (to your left) adds that the anti-gay activists still plan to do a repeal effort, which could launch any day. And they’ll likely appeal this ruling to the 9th Circuit. The fight is definitely not over—but it’s a sweet, sweet victory for now.

Scott Moore called Secretary of State Bill Bradbury with the news, immediately. You could hear his response over the phone—”Woohoo!” (Perhaps Moore didn’t tell him that Judge Michael Mosman called out the SoS for the not-very-well-articulated standards when it comes to signature verification. I asked Moore about it later, and he said it’s something they’re looking at.)

Stay tuned… and if I can liveblog from the Multnomah County Building on Monday morning, you can bet I will.