[News] California Supreme Court Allows Gay Marriage
Posted: 2008-05-15 12:12
Saw this on the newswire:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 7698.story
"Several states have since [2004] passed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Today, 27 states have such amendments."
"After a month of jubilant same-sex weddings [in San Francisco], the California Supreme Court intervened and ordered the city to stop issuing licenses to gay couples. The court later invalidated the documents and declined to address the constitutionality of a state ban on same-sex marriage until lower courts acted first.
Today’s ruling by the Republican-dominated court affects more than 100,000 same-sex couples in the state, about a quarter of whom have children, according to U.S. census figures. It came after high courts in New York, Washington and New Jersey refused to extend marriage rights to gay couples. Before today, only Massachusetts' top court has ruled in favor of permitting gays to wed."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 7698.story
"Several states have since [2004] passed constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Today, 27 states have such amendments."
"After a month of jubilant same-sex weddings [in San Francisco], the California Supreme Court intervened and ordered the city to stop issuing licenses to gay couples. The court later invalidated the documents and declined to address the constitutionality of a state ban on same-sex marriage until lower courts acted first.
Today’s ruling by the Republican-dominated court affects more than 100,000 same-sex couples in the state, about a quarter of whom have children, according to U.S. census figures. It came after high courts in New York, Washington and New Jersey refused to extend marriage rights to gay couples. Before today, only Massachusetts' top court has ruled in favor of permitting gays to wed."
