Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Prop 8 Ruled Unconstitutional


NY Mag -  Judge Vaughn Walker Hands Victory to Proposition 8 Opponents


This afternoon U.S District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled in the case brought before him by lawyers Ted Olson and David Boies, which argued that the Proposition 8 ballot initiative denying marriage rights to same sex couples in California was unconstitutional. 
Excerpt:
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples.

Source and continued at NY Mag.

Read the scans of the decision HERE.

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