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U.S. Court Overturns Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ban |
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Posted 8/4/2010 at 4:02 PM by Bradlee A in Community Blog
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A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled the voter-approved Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional, giving a temporary victory to gay rights activists. Proposition 8 banned the marriage of same-sex couples. Many believe the ruling will be challenged all the way to the United States Supreme Court, should they decide to hear the case.
Jesse McKinley and John Schwartz, NY Times wrote:
...the very existence of federal-level ruling recognizing same-sex marriage in California, the nation’s most populous state, set off cheers from crowds assembled in front of the courthouse in San Francisco Wednesday afternoon. Evening rallies and celebrations were planned in dozens of cities across California and several across the nation.
In San Francisco, the plaintiffs’ case was argued by David Boies and Theodore Olson, ideological opposites who once famously sparred in the 2000 Supreme Court battle beween George W. Bush and Al Gore over the Florida recount and the presidency. The lawyers brought the case — Perry v. Schwarzenegger — in May 2009 on behalf of two gay couples who said that Proposition 8 impinged on their Constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. |
To read the article in full, please click here.
For more information on PeaceJam's Global Call to Action issue Social Justice and Human Rights for All, please click here. |
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