Shakesville: California's Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional

A federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional, a decision that could lead to the Supreme Court's consideration of the controversial social issue.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling by Judge Vaughn Walker declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Developing...refresh this page for updates... READ THE DECISION, AFTER THE JUMP... Writes Judge Stephen .The court said gay marriages cannot resume in the state until the deadline passes for Proposition 8 sponsors to appeal to a larger panel of the 9th Circuit. If such an appeal is filed, gay marriages will remain on hold until it's resolved. Note from Liss: The Ninth Circuit Court's Prop 8 site is totally slammed right now, but if and when you can get it to load, you'll be able to read about the decision here. Labels: Homomentum, Same-Sex Marriage. California's Prop 8ust as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that

Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state of California, was unconstitutional, one of TV's most famous fictional gay couples appealed to the better angels of their TwitterMinority voters, especially Latinos and blacks, are anti-same sex marriage as a rule (which is why Prop. 8 passed in the first place – many blacks showed up to vote for Obama in California and voted in favor of traditional marriage at the same ...