U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 7, 2012
9th Circuit rules against Prop. 8
Voting 2-1, a 9th Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed former Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker and found that California's Prop. 8 same-sex marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Voting 2-1, a 9th Circuit panel Tuesday affirmed former Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker and found that California's Prop. 8 same-sex marriage ban violates the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause.
The panel majority did not decide broader issues of same-sex marriage rights in other states, but held that in California, Prop. 8's only effect was to take away from same-sex couples the designation of "marriage," previously r...
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