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Divided court rejects Proposition 8

On a stage draped with American flags, the legal team behind the fight against Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage was speaking carefully, taking great care with the message they wanted to send. At a news conference at a former church in Los Angeles, "Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than [...]

Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional: On to the Supreme Court?

On the heels of Tuesday's decision by a federal appeals court, which found California's same-sex marriage ban, Proposition 8, unconstitutional, Hollywood took to their twitter accounts to express their reaction to the news. A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's same-sex marriage ban, is unconstitutional and the decision prompted an outpouring [...]

Gay marriage: US Supreme Court may not hear Prop. 8 appeal

By Joshua L. Weinstein at TheWrap The appellate court judges who ruled Tuesday that California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, mentioned Jumbotrons, Frank Sinatra, movies and Marilyn Monroe along with Supreme Court precedents in their Calif. court declares Prop 8 unconstitutional; Update: No ruling on fundamental marriage right. Brown that Proposition 8, the 2008 [...]