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California gay marriage ban struck down, appeals court cites equal rights

Nearly one and a half years since Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker declared Prop 8 to be unconstitutional, the 9th US District Circuit Court of Appeals finally announced this morning that they will be upholding 4:10 pm Opponents of Proposition 8, California's anti-gay marriage bill, demonstrate outside of the 9th US Circuit Court of […]

Appeals court strikes down Calif.'s gay marriage ban

Today a three-judge panel of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Justice Vaughn Walker's August 2010 ruling that found California's Prop 8 unconstitutional. (They also found that supporters of Prop 8 do have standing to defend the measure Today a three-judge panel of the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Justice Vaughn […]