California's top court has ruled that a state law banning marriage between same-sex couples is unconstitutional. The state's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. The ban was approved by voters in but challenged by gay rights activists and the city of San Francisco. The state legislature twice passed laws to legalise gay marriage, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed them.
A federal judge overturned California's gay marriage ban Wednesday with an unequivocal ruling that could eventually force the U. Supreme Court to confront the question of whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed. Chief U. District Judge Vaughn Walker's strongly worded opinion in the landmark case — the first in a federal court to examine if states can lawfully limit marriage to a man and a woman — touched off a celebration outside the courthouse. Later in the day, a jubilant crowd marched through the city that has long been a haven for gays. The ruling met immediate criticism from Mormon and Catholic church leaders and cheers from gay-rights advocates. As word of the verdict spread, about people assembled in a West Hollywood park waving rainbow gay pride flags.
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By Peter Henderson. Supreme Court and overturn bans throughout the nation. California's ban on gay marriage goes to trial on Monday in a federal case that plaintiffs hope to take all the way to the U. Victory for gay rights groups in the Supreme Court, which might not choose to take the case if it is appealed that far, would make marriage a fundamental constitutional right without exception and overturn laws and state amendments limiting marriage to a man and a woman in 40 states.
The ruling will also determine the status of about 18, same-sex couples who married before the constitutional amendment was passed by 52 percent of the vote. Justices are considering a series of lawsuits that seek to overturn the ban, which overruled a court decision that briefly legalized same-sex marriage. Those suits claim Proposition 8 was put on the ballot improperly. Gay rights marches -- either celebratory or in protest -- have been scheduled throughout California and several other states tonight, depending on which way the high court swings. Opponents of Proposition 8 argued that it revised the California's equal protection clause to such a dramatic degree that its sponsors needed the Legislature's approval to submit it to voters.
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