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. December 7, 2010 California Appeals Court Takes Up Same-Sex Marriage Ban ------------------------------------------------------- A California appeals court has begun hearing arguments in a case challenging the state’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. A three-judge panel is presiding over the case after a lower court struck down the ban in August. .