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Federal Judge sides with the California Supreme Court; Prop 8 is unconstitutional

A federal judge declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday, saying that no legitimate state interest justified treating gay and lesbian couples differently from others and that “moral disapproval” was not enough to save the voter-passed Proposition 8. The California Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that gays and lesbians were entitled to marry under the state Constitution in a historic ruling in May 2008. Voters passed Proposition 8 six months later, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.

Tags: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Anti-Gay, California Supreme Court, California's Prop 8 Trial, State of California, U.S. Supreme Court Posted in Kentucky Guardian News, Lead Story, National News | 2 comments

Gay marriage supporters fear the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling was a sign

Jan 17th, 2010 | By Trevor Ashley, Contributor | Category: Lead Story, National News

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision last week, with conservatives in the majority, intervened in the San Francisco district court trial on behalf of the defenders of Proposition 8. The U.S. Supreme Court, in its opinion, decided that they — not homosexuals — faced a hostile public climate of harassment and intimidation. Historically, the U.S. Supreme Court does not get too far ahead of either public opinion or the law in the majority of states.

Tags: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, California Supreme Court, State of California, U.S. Supreme Court Posted in Lead Story, National News | 2 comments