California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban
Posted By jozjozjoz On May 15, 2008 @ 10:59 am In Breaking News, People, Politics, Social issues | Comments Disabled
Does this mean we’ll be seeing gay marriages right here in L.A.?
I honestly was starting to think I wasn’t going to see this in my lifetime… of course, the case will likely be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Then again, the Supremes have been avoiding this subject for a while… so what does this mean?
In a 4-3 ruling, the justices rule that state marriage laws are unconstitutional.
SAN FRANCISCO — – The California Supreme Court ruled today that same-sex couples should be permitted to marry, rejecting state marriage laws as discriminatory.
The state high court’s 4-3 ruling was unlikely to end the debate over gay matrimony in California. A group has circulated petitions for a November ballot initiative that would amend the state Constitution to block same-sex marriage, while the Legislature has twice passed bills to authorize gay marriage. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed both. [full story [1]]
Coverage at CNN [2]
Photo taken at the Massachusetts Statehouse in May 2004 by Violentz [3]
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[1] full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage16-2008may16,1,4027698.story
[2] CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/15/same.sex.marriage/index.html
[3] Violentz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/violentz/9224504/
[4] Court tells Lutheran school it’s okay to expel lesbian students: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/01/28/court-tells-lutheran-school-its-okay-to-expel-lesbian-students/
[5] BREAKING: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PROP. 8: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/26/breaking-supreme-court-upholds-prop-8/
[6] Prop 8 Oral Arguments to be heard in Supreme Court 3/5/09: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/03/prop-8-oral-arguments-to-be-heard-in-supreme-court-3509/
[7] Cheney supports gay marriage: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/06/01/cheney-supports-gay-marriage/
[8] The desperation sets in over same-sex marriage: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/28/the-desperation-sets-in-over-same-sex-marriage/
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