Shaky grounds for Prop. 8 ruling
Although the path to get here is a winding one — and although the details are important — today's coming decision in the challenge to the constitutionality of Proposition 8 brought by the American Foundation for Equal Rights in Perry v.
A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.
(Matt Sayles – AP) Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, was ruled unconstitutional Tuesday by a federal appeals panel, as The Post's Robert Barnes reported. Celebrities, including “Modern Family” stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric
"Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California," wrote Judge Steven Roy Reinhardt in an opinion that quotes William Shakespeare,
Although the path to get here is a winding one — and although the details are important — today's coming decision in the challenge to the constitutionality of Proposition 8 brought by the American Foundation for Equal Rights in Perry v.
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