The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 26, 2009 California Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage Law Today ---------------------------------------------------------- In California, the state Supreme Court will issue its ruling today on whether the state’s gay-marriage ban will stand. In addition, the court is expected to address the legal status of some 18,000 same-sex couples who were married in California before voters approved Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage. .