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U.S. Supreme Court

Jun. 28, 2013

State's gay marriage fight is not over yet, attorneys predict after Supreme Court ruling

Don't order the wedding cake just yet, lawyers warned following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Wednesday to decide the Proposition 8 case on its merits.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Don't order the wedding cake just yet, lawyers warned following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal Wednesday to decide the Proposition 8 case on its merits.


The high court also struck down a significant part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, extending federal benefits to same-sex couples.


Though many of California's estimated 200,000 same-sex couples may be eager to marry, le...

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