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California Asks Court to Weigh Ban on Gay Marriage
The California attorney general said in a brief that a review of the constitutionality of Proposition 8 was necessary to provide closure. >
Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com — Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court agreed today to review legal challenges to Prop.... 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in ... (more) Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban considered by California ...
California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8
courtinfo.ca.gov — The California Supreme Court has issued orders in four cases challenging Proposition 8. The latest news is... available on the Supreme Court Web page. (more) California Supreme Court Takes Action on Prop. 8
Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage
Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage
nytimes.com — Mormons played an extraordinary role in the passage of a California ballot measure that once seemed close... to defeat. > (more) Mormons Tipped Scale in Ban on Gay Marriage
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Prop 8 And California's Court
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Both supporters and opponents have asked for a judicial ruling on whether the initiative can stand. My own view is that it should stand, and the court should decline to reverse it. We lost. They won in a fair fight. No whining. With one caveat. Those civil marriage licenses already issued should not be revoked. I find the retroactive voiding of marriage licenses at once legally suspect and humanly cruel. If my own marriage license were suddenly deemed void, it would feel like a very nasty attack on my own family. It is one thing to decide that gay couples are barred from civil equality from now on, but to reach back and strip couples who married in good ...

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