Ruling against Prop. 8 could lead to federal precedent on gay marriage

Maura Dolan and Carol J. Williams
Los Angeles Times
August 5, 2010

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A federal judge declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday, saying that no legitimate state interest justified treating gay and lesbian couples differently from others and that “moral disapproval” was not enough to save the voter-passed Proposition 8.

California “has no interest in differentiating between same-sex and opposite-sex unions,” U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said in his 136-page ruling.

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The ruling was the first in the country to strike down a marriage ban on federal constitutional grounds. Previous cases have cited state constitutions.

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This article was posted: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 8:41 am

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