Saturday, November 19, 2011

Calif. court hands conservatives a victory in Prop 8 case - The Washington Post

Calif. court hands conservatives a victory in Prop 8 case - The Washington Post: "LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court handed conservatives a big victory on Thursday (Nov. 17) by allowing them to defend a statewide ban on gay marriage that a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional last year.

The court’s 7-0 ruling is a victory for conservative and evangelical backers of Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that ended same-sex marriage in California. State officials have declined to defend the measure in a federal appeals court."

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