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: The GavelCalifornia Court Upholds Prop. 8
By Charlie Hall
Prop. 8, the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in California, has been upheld 6-1 by the state Supreme Court.
The ballot measure has triggered angry words toward the high court from opposing sides. Opponents of gay marriage had issued veiled threats to unseat state Supreme Court justices if they had found Prop. 8 in violation of the Constitution’s equal protection clause.
Advocates of gay marriage had scheduled a national “Day of Decision” rally in more than 100 cities, and one ActBlue.org fund-raising appeal said, “Today, we learned that we cannot rely on the courts to protect us.”
Full post as published by The Gavel on May 26, 2009 (boomark / email).
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