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. August 4, 2010 Judge to Rule on California Gay Marriage Ban -------------------------------------------- A federal judge in California is expected to rule today on the legality of the state’s gay marriage ban. US District Judge Vaughn Walker presided over the case when it went to trial earlier this year. Gay marriage supporters are seeking to overturn Proposition Eight, which was approved in November 2008. .