Nearly three months
after hearing the case, California's supreme court justices
issued a ruling Tuesday upholding Proposition 8, the state's
constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Nearly three months
after hearing the case, California's supreme court justices
issued a ruling Tuesday upholding Proposition 8, the state's
constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
The court ruled that
overturning the ban would go against the will of the
people.
Despite the ruling, the
18,000 gay and lesbian couples that wed after the supreme
court's original decision in May 2008, which established
equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, will be allowed to
stay married. Six of the seven supreme court justices voted to
uphold Prop. 8.
Protests directly
following the November 4 election, in which the state's
voters approved the constitutional ban and nullified the May
ruling, called for a court hearing on the repeal of Prop. 8,
and later that month the California supreme court agreed to
hear arguments. Hundreds of friend-of-the-court briefs came
from various organizations followed, both for and against the
state's most expensive ballot initiative in history.
Day of Decision rallies
have been planned for this evening in all 50 states. For more
information about the protests, visit
DayofDecision.com
for locations and action plans.
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