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Court: Calif. Ban On Gay Marriage Is Unconstitutional
Ruling paves way for a likely Supreme Court showdown on voter-approved Prop 8
A federal appeals court has declared California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved law, NBC News reported.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
The passage of the ban followed the most expensive campaign on a social issue in U.S. history.
It was unclear when gay marriages might resume in California.
Lawyers for Proposition 8 sponsors and for the two couples who successfully sued to overturn the ban have said they would consider appealing to a larger panel of the court and then the U.S. Supreme Court if they did not receive a favorable ruling.
A federal appeals court has declared California's Proposition 8 unconstitutional, paving the way for a likely U.S. Supreme Court showdown on the voter-approved law, NBC News reported.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower court judge correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution when he declared in 2010 that Proposition 8 was a violation of the civil rights of gays and lesbians.
The passage of the ban followed the most expensive campaign on a social issue in U.S. history.
It was unclear when gay marriages might resume in California.
Lawyers for Proposition 8 sponsors and for the two couples who successfully sued to overturn the ban have said they would consider appealing to a larger panel of the court and then the U.S. Supreme Court if they did not receive a favorable ruling.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/46294255/ns/us_news-life/t/court-calif-ban-gay-marriage-unconstitutional/#.TzFs9lyJfLc
Ninth Circuit Prop 8 Decision Ruling here:
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/02/07/1016696com.pdf
Here's another link to the Ruling if you have trouble getting that one to load
http://www.scribd.com/doc/80809524/Ninth-Circuit-Prop-8-decision
WOOOHOOOO!!!!
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