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Gay rights lawyers were trying to remove Proposition 8, which if passed would limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. A voter initiative to reinstate a ban on same-sex marriage will remain on the November ballot, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Wednesday. Source : Los Angeles Times (subscribe)Explore : California

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The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state.

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The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for Californians to vote in November on whether to ban same-sex marriages in the state. Source : CNN (subscribe)Explore : California

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California voters will have the chance to vote in November on whether to end gay marriage after the state's top court declined on Wednesday to remove an initiative on the issue from the ballot.

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Reuters - California voters will have the chance to vote in November on whether to end gay marriage after the state's top court declined on Wednesday to remove an initiative on the issue from the ballot.

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After a near six-decade relationship, pioneering gay rights campaigners Del Martin, 87, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, were set to exchange vows Monday as a ruling legalizing same-sex marriage comes into force in California.

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom presides over wedding of longtime gay rights prioneers in the city's first same-sex marriage under controversial new ruling.Source : Fox News (subscribe)Explore : California

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Dozens of same-sex couples are now legally married in the nation's most populous state as California became the second state in the nation to legalize gay marriage. In San Francisco, 87-year-old Del Martin and 84-year-old Phyllis Lyon were married after...Source : Towleroad (subscribe)Explore : Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender

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SAN FRANCISCO -- California has become the second state to allow same-sex marriages.Source : Detroit Free Press (subscribe)Explore : California, Cities and Towns, San Francisco

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A call for reader accounts of wedding bells of a new kind out West.

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Monday to usher in same-sex marriage, but vote to ban looms Under the gilded dome of San Francisco City Hall, Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis will be wearing tuxedos and tying the knot this week as California becomes the nation's second state allowing same-sex marriages.

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Monday to usher in same-sex marriage, but vote to ban looms Under the gilded dome of San Francisco City Hall, Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis will be wearing tuxedos and tying the knot this week as California becomes the nation's second state allowing same-sex marriages.

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Monday to usher in same-sex marriage, but vote to ban looms Under the gilded dome of San Francisco City Hall, Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis will be wearing tuxedos and tying the knot this week as California becomes the nation's second state allowing same-sex marriages.

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Marriage licenses for same sex couples can start to be issued on June 17 but a November 4 referendum looms, which means the Golden State is bracing for a flurry of gay weddings Source : Time (subscribe)

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From WorldMagBlog : The California Supreme Court, voting along the same lines as it did in its original ruling , refused to stay its decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. The court did this despite the fact that California voters will have the opportunity in November to vote to limit marriage to a man and a woman, which will overturn the court?s decision. Because of today?s ruling, gay...Source : Right Mind (subscribe)Explore : California

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The California Supreme Court was asked to delay their gay marriage ruling until the voters have a chance to act on a ballot proposition that just qualified for the November election. Well, we can't have voters making those decisions so the court said no : SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court today rejected petitions to delay its historic same-sex marriage decision, clearing the way for gay...Source : HolyCoast.com (subscribe)

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It's official. In a unanimous vote, the California Supreme Court has rejected a stay in marriage equality. Same-sex couples will now be able to begin getting married on June 17th. Via SfGate: The California Supreme Court refused today to put its ruling allowing same-sex marriages on hold until the issue goes before state voters in November, clearing the way for gay and lesbian weddings to beginSource : Gay Rights Watch (subscribe)

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It's official. California's Supreme Court has rejected a bid by gay-marriage foes to stay the same-sex marriage ruling until after November's elections. Gay marriages begin June 17! "Moving swiftly to remove legal uncertainty, the court turned a way a request...Source : Towleroad (subscribe)Explore : California, Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender

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California's Supreme Court has just announced that it will not stay the landmark ruling it made last month, which overturned the state's ban on gay marriage. This latest decision means that same-sex couples could be able to wed in California as soon as June 17. Conservative groups opposed to gay marriage, joined by 10 state attorneys general, had asked that the ruling be stayed until after state residents...Source : Salon: War Room (subscribe)Explore : Political Blogs, Politics

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An initiative that would again ban marriage between committed same-sex couples in California has qualified for the November ballot, the Secretary of State announced Monday. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said a random check of signatures submitted by the measure's sponsors showed that they had gathered enough names for it to be put to voters. The measure would amend the stateSource : Gay Rights Watch (subscribe)

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The ignorant tight-asses just don't give up. An initiative that would again outlaw gay marriage in California has qualified for the November ballot, the Secretary of State announced Monday. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said a random check of signatures submitted by the measure's sponsors showed that they had gathered enough names for it to be put to voters. The measure would amend the...Source : Shakespeare's Sister (subscribe)Explore : Feminism

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Over the weekend, the NYT reported on an interesting development: Attorneys General from other states are asking the California Supreme Court to stay implementation of its decision legalizing gay marriage....Source : The Volokh Conspiracy (subscribe)Explore : Political Blogs, Politics

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Can AGs convince California Supreme Court to stay its same-sex marriage ruling? Earlier on this blog , I reported on the case of In re Marriage Cases decided May 15, 2008 by the California Supreme Court holding that two state laws that had limited marriages to opposite-sex partners are unconstitutional and that single-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry. The attorney generals of ten states...Source : Change In Tallahassee (subscribe)

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Earlier on this blog, I reported on the case of In re Marriage Cases decided May 15, 2008 by the California Supreme Court holding that two state laws that had limited marriages to opposite-sex partners are unconstitutional and that single-sex...Source : Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog (subscribe)Explore : California, Law, Law Blogs

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"States Seek Delay in California Marriage Ruling": The New York Times today contains an article that begins, "Concerned about the national ramifications of same-sex marriages in California, attorneys general from 10 states have asked the California Supreme Court to stay...Source : How Appealing (subscribe)Explore : California

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What is with this? N.H., nine other states urge Calif. court to delay marriage ruling Email|Print|Single Page| Text size - + By Associated Press May 30, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The attorneys general of 10 states have joined conservative legal groups in urging the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed late Thursday,...Source : Blue Hampshire (subscribe)

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Concerned about the national ramifications of same-sex marriages in California, attorneys general from 10 states have asked the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing the marriages, which were set to begin June 17. Source : Houston Chronicle (subscribe)Explore : US

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Concerned about the national ramifications of same-sex marriages, attorneys general from 10 states have asked the California Supreme Court to stay its decision legalizing the marriages.

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The Attorneys General for the states of Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah have petitioned the Supreme Court of California to stay their marriage equality decision (place it on hold) until November. They argue that citizens of other states will marry in California and come home [...]Source : Box Turtle Bulletin (subscribe)Explore : California, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, South Carolina

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It's been a rough month for opponents of gay marriage in California. In mid-May, the state Supreme Court decided to overturn California's prohibition on gay marriage. Now, for the first time ever, the state's most trusted pollster says a majority of Californians are in favor of allowing gay couples to wed. A Field poll released Thursday found state residents supporting gay marriage 51 percent to 42...Source : Salon: War Room (subscribe)Explore : Political Blogs, Politics

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More California voters now support allowing same-sex marriage than oppose it, according to a new poll released Wednesday. The results mark the...Source : Seattle Times (subscribe)

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AP - California officials are telling county clerks that they can start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on June 17. The state Office of Vital Records says it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the end of business on June 16 to decide whether to grant a stay of its ruling legalizing gay marriage.

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San Francisco - For the first time, a majority of California voters back same-sex marriage, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Field Poll found that 51 per of registered voters believe same-sex marriage should be legal in California, compare...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : California, World

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More California voters now support allowing same-sex marriage than oppose it, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

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It's official. Starting on Saturday, June 14th, gay marriages can be officiated. "Stephen Weir, who heads the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials, said he was told by the Office of Vital Records that clerks would be authorized to hand out marriage licenses as soon as that date - exactly 30 days after the California Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage should be legal," reported...Source : LAist (subscribe)Explore : Los Angeles

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AP - A conservative legal group asked the California Supreme Court on Thursday to put off finalization of its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters got a chance to weigh in.

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AP - A conservative legal group asked the California Supreme Court on Thursday to put off finalization of its decision legalizing same-sex marriage until voters got a chance to weigh in.

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This isn't normally the sort of thing we discuss on this blog, but in announcing his upcoming marriage with his partner of 21 years, the sci-fi actor makes an interesting comparison between discrimination involving his sexual orientation and Japanese descent. Here is Takei?s entire letter, with italics added for emphasis. Our California dream is reality. Brad [...]Source : Mutantfrog Travelogue (subscribe)Explore : California

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The Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) joyously joins the LGBT community in celebrating the California Supreme Court decision that overturned the same-sex marriage ban. According to the news sources, the California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually any law that discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation....Source : Indybay newswire (subscribe)

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The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Some reactions to Thursday's California Supreme Court ruling that overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage. The ruling would allow same-sex couples in the biggest U.S. state to wed. --- "At the end of...Source : Gay South Florida (subscribe)

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If John McCain's campaign makes California competitive this fall, it won't be because of the landmark ruling on gay marriage its State Supreme Court handed down yesterday. Some strategists have speculated that the ruling could spark the kind of backlash among conservatives that would help energize the Republican base. Senior McCain advisor Charlie Black told Salon the campaign thinks a ballot initiative...Source : Salon: War Room (subscribe)Explore : Political Blogs, Politics

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California Supreme Court overturns gay marriage ban : In a 4-3 decision, the justices rule that people have a fundamental 'right to marry' the person of their choice and that gender restrictions violate the state Constitution's equal protection guarantee. The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage Thursday in a broadly worded decision that would invalidate virtually...Source : lancerlord (subscribe)Explore : California, Gay Marriage, Issues, Politics

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California's Supreme Court declared that gay couples in the nation's most populous state can marry _ a monumental but perhaps short-lived victory for the gay rights movement Thursday that was greeted with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony.Source : Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe)Explore : Gay Lesbian and Bisexual, Gay marriage

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The California Supreme Court has overturned the state's gay marriage ban:The California Supreme Court, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman, ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional...Source : JasonPye.com (subscribe)Explore : California, Gay Marriage, Issues, Politics

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Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) today applauded a California State Supreme Court ruling in favor of full marriage equality for same-sex couples. The 4-3 decision, issued earlier today, follows lawsuits by fifteen couples who challenged the constitutionality of the state's marriage ban. The couples, along with Equality California and the Our Family Coalition, were represented...Source : YubaNet.com (subscribe)Explore : California

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The Los Angeles Times banners, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal's world-wide newsbox lead, while everyone else fronts, the California Supreme Court ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to get married. The 4-3 ruling that overturned California's ban on same-sex marriage cited a 60-year-old decision that struck down a ban on interracial marriage as precedent. The decision,...Source : Slate (subscribe)

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The California Supreme Court struck down a statute (passed through a voter initiative) defining marriage as "between a man and a woman." You can read the opinion here: In Re Marriage Cases [pdf]. [I'm only half way through reading the 100+ page opinion, but this is what I have surmised thus far. If there is additional relevant info, I will update this post later.] The Court defined the issue before...Source : Stubborn Facts - (subscribe)

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The California Supreme Court today has decided that it is Unconstitutional to limit "marriages" to opposite-sex couples. Marriage cannot be limited to a union "between a man and a woman." The ruling recognizes the right of same-sex couples to engage in the ritual of "marriage" rather than limiting the definition of their relationships to "domestic partnerships." Please click here to read the Court's...Source : California Divorce Blawg (subscribe)Explore : Law, Law Blogs

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The California Supreme Court today has decided that it is Unconstitutional to limit "marriages" to opposite-sex couples. Marriage cannot be limited to a union "between a man and a woman." The ruling recognizes the right of same-sex couples to engage in the ritual of "marriage" rather than limiting the definition of their relationships to "domestic partnerships." Please click here to read the Court's...Source : California Divorce Blawg (subscribe)Explore : Law, Law Blogs

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On Thursday, by a 4-3 vote of the state Supreme Court, California followed Massachusetts and became the second state in which same-sex couples can tie the knot as tightly as straight couples can. The Massachusetts opinion of 2003 will always have the fame of a first mover. In it, the state high court found that the exclusion of gays from marriage deprived them of both liberty and equality rights protected...Source : Slate (subscribe)Explore : California

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