California Rules!

                   
inthesetimes.com     May 17, 2008            

Refusing to be boxed in by election-year timidity or political threats from the religious right, a majority of the California Supreme Court ruled May 15 that same-sex couples have an equal right to civil marriage in the state. The judgment stands on a sturdy foundation of precedents involving... [read full story]                

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theatlantic.com     May 15, 2008          

Two early passages in the California decision stand out. First: this is a technical question about whether the separate-but-equal domestic partnership law violates California's constitution, not about enacting civil marriage itself: It also is important to understand at the outset...                

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California Gay Marriage Ban Overturned: Major Updates

huffingtonpost.com     May 15, 2008          

A key highlight from the California court's decision (pdf): "Furthermore, in contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not...                

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Shannon Minter and Kate Kendell: A Victory for Equality: California Affirms the Freedom to Marry

huffingtonpost.com     May 15, 2008          

History was made today when the California Supreme Court ruled that lesbian and gay couples have a fundamental right to marry under the state's constitution. The decision, grounded in the California Constitution's promises of equality and due process, means that same-sex couples who wish to...                

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Joan Garry: Out of the Mouths of "Activist" Judges

huffingtonpost.com     May 15, 2008          

This afternoon, the California Supreme Court recognized that same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry under the State Constitution. In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly...                

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Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down By California Supreme Court

mtv.com     May 15, 2008          

Decision says domestic partnerships are not 'constitutionally valid' substitute for marriage. By Michelle Rabinowitz The California Supreme Court struck down a ban on same-sex marriage on Thursday (May 15), making it possible that the state will become the second in the country, after...                

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What's next for gay marriage in California?

salon.com     May 15, 2008          

If Californians don't like Thursday's state supreme court decision that struck down their ban on same-sex marriage, they'll probably have an opportunity to overrule it this fall. Organizations opposed to same-sex marriage have collected more than 1.1 million signatures in favor of putting an...                

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California Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

airamerica.com     May 15, 2008          

Marriage Equality in California! The California Supreme Court has overturned a gay marriage ban in a ruling that would make the nation's largest state the second one to allow gay and lesbian weddings. The justices' 4-3 decision Thursday says domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute...                

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Gay marriage ruling

sacbee.com     May 15, 2008          

So the Supreme Court has made gay marriage legal in California, ruling that banning same sex marriage amounts to an unconstitutional discrimination against gay couples. The 4-3 ruling was written by Chief Justice Ron George and joined by Moreno, Werdeger...                

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California High Court Mandates SSM

massmarrier.blogspot.com     May 15, 2008          

First the legislature (twice) and now the state supreme court in California say that same-sex marriage is necessary for the "fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship." Today, they ruled four to three for marriage equality.I'd love to be the gnat in Gov. Arnold...                

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Gay marriage ban overturned in California

postindependent.com     May 15, 2008          

Associated Press Glenwood Springs, CO Colorado SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the...                

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