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Court Rules Proposition 8 to be Unconstitutional

In a ruling that surprised no one, a three-judge panel of the liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a lower court judge correctly decided that California's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and allowed his decision to stand.

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CA Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Same-Sex Marriage Proponents

In a ruling that delivered a major blow to same-sex marriage proponents in California, the state's Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday saying that state officials do not have the right to veto a voter-approved initiative and that the backers of the state's gay marriage ban have the right to defend the hotly contested ballot initiative in court.

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Bishops Publish Letter as Oral Arguments Begin in CA Same-Sex Marriage Case

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist On the same day that California's gay-marriage ban was back in court, the U.S. bishops, along with a broad coalition of the largest religious communities in the U.S., published an open letter to express their commitment toward the protection of marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

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Activist Judge Overturns Proposition 8

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist In a ruling that few found surprising, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, who is openly homosexual, has ruled that California's voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, popularly known as Proposition 8, is unconstitutional.

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Will Proposition 8 be Overturned?

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Journalist After closing arguments in a landmark lawsuit challenging Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that led to a constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage" in California, pro-family leaders expect the judge to rule against traditional marriage in the case.

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