NEWSFLASH (YBH) – A federal judge in California, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker, has found Prop. 8 in California to be unconstitutional.
From the Drudge Report:
EXCLUSIVE 1:26 PM PT: CA Prop 8 held to be unconstitutional under due process and equal protection. Will be released at 2 PM PT…
Judge strikes down — IN 138 PAGE RULING — ‘Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California’…JUDGE: Having considered the trial evidence and the arguments of counsel, the court pursuant to FRCP 52(a) finds that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and that its enforcement must be enjoined.
‘Proposition 8 places the force of law behind stigmas against gays and lesbians’…
Proponents of Prop. 8 plan to appeal the ruling once the full text is released. The full ruling will be made public within minutes.
California voters approved Prop. 8, outlawing gay marriage, by a margin of 52%-47% in November of 2008.
California has a recent history of judges overturning controversial propositions that have been approved by voters. A 1994 measure (Prop. 187) was overturned by a judge after receiving 59% of votes at the ballot box. That measure dealt with whether or not the state should be compelled to give illegal aliens public services in California.
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