Court's Decision on Marriage Should Go into Effect on Schedule, Legal Brief on Behalf of Couples
Topix Gay News May 28 08
SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorneys representing same-sex couples, Equality California and Our Family Coalition filed a legal brief today opposing a request to stay the court's ruling and prevent couples from marrying for several months. The request to stay the California Supreme Court's ruling was filed shortly before the Memorial Day weekend by an Arizona-based, right-wing legal group, the Alliance Defense Fund, on behalf of the Proposition 22 Legal Defense & Education Fund. On May 15, the California Supreme Court ruled that the state may no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage. Full story...
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