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June 6, 2012

Appeals Court Won't Reconsider Prop 8 Rejection 
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A federal appeals court has declined to hear a challenge to a decision
that declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
California outlawed same-sex marriage in 2008 when voters passed the ban
known as Proposition 8. A three-judge panel struck down the ban in a
2-to-1 decision earlier this year, ruling that Proposition 8, "serves no
purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and human
dignity of gays and lesbians in California." Tuesday's decision to
refuse hearing an appeal clears the way for the case to go before the
U.S. Supreme Court.

 

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