Gay Marriage Ban Overturned By Cal Supreme Court

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:55:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
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) S147999
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In re MARRIAGE CASES. ) Ct.App. 1/3 Nos. A110449,
) A110450, A110451, A110463,
[Six consolidated appeals.]1 ) A110651, A110652
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) San Francisco County
) JCCP No. 4365
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In Lockyer v. City and County of San Francisco (2004) 33 Cal.4th 1055
(Lockyer), this court concluded that public officials of the City and County of San
Francisco acted unlawfully by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the
absence of a judicial determination that the California statutes limiting marriage to
a union between a man and a woman are unconstitutional. Our decision in
Lockyer emphasized, however, that the substantive question of the constitutional
1 City and County of San Francisco v. State of California (A110449 [Super.validity of the California marriage statutes was not before this court in that
proceeding, and that our decision was not intended to reflect any view on that
issue. (Id. at

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California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban

Associate Justice Carlos R. Moreno, Associate Justice Joyce L. Kennard, Associate Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Chief Justice Ronald M. George, Associate Justice Ming W. Chin, Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter, and Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan.

In a 4-3 ruling, the justices rule that state marriage laws are unconstitutional.

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California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban