U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 9, 2012
9th Circuit rules against Prop. 8
California's voter-approved Proposition 8 same-sex marriage ban cannot stand because it violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Proposition 8, California's voter-approved same-sex marriage ban, cannot stand because it violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.
The much-anticipated ruling on a 2-1 vote took a narrow path to affirm former Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker of San Francisco, who found Prop. 8 unconstitutional both on equ...
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