[Vision2020] Judge OKs same-sex marriage in California

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of CNN at:

 

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/12/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html?hpt=T
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Judge gives the green light for same-sex marriage in California

 

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- A federal judge ruled on Thursday to allow
same-sex couples to marry in California, starting on August 18, handing
another big victory to supporters of gay rights in a case that both sides
say will likely end up in the U.S. Supreme Court. 

 

Last week, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco struck
down the state's ban on same-sex marriage, ruling that voter-approved
Proposition 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. Walker had issued a temporary
stay on his decision, which on Thursday he said he would lift.

 

The high-profile case is being watched closely by supporters and opponents
of same-sex marriage, as many say it will make its way to the U.S. Supreme
Court. If it does, the case could result in a landmark decision on whether
people in the United States are allowed to marry people of the same sex.

 

Same-sex marriage is legal in five U.S. states and in the District of
Columbia, while civil unions are permitted in New Jersey. The five states
are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa and New Hampshire.

 

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

 

Tom Hansen

Moscow, Idaho

 

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in your head, I'd read your blog."

 

- Bill Maher

 

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