California Marriage Ruling Sets Stage for Appeal
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California’s ban on same-sex marriage was thrown out by a federal judge who ruled it deprives gays and lesbians of equal rights under the U.S. Constitution, setting the stage for an appeal that may reach the Supreme Court.
U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco yesterday struck down the state constitutional amendment, Proposition 8, passed in 2008 by 52 percent of California’s voters. He sided with the city of San Francisco and couples from Berkeley and Burbank, who argued the amendment violates the federal constitution.