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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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The ink had barely dried on the California Supreme Court decision to uphold a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage when two of the nation’s top constitutional lawyers filed an appeal in federal court to stop the state from enforcing the ban. However, supporters of same-sex marriage fear the latest legal move is premature and could hurt rather than help their cause in the long run.
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