Protests against Proposition 8 supporters, including the Roman Catholic church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which collaboratively campaigned in favor of California's Proposition 8 through volunteer and financial support for the measure, took place starting in November 2008. The proposition was a ballot initiative for the November 4, 2008, general election restricting marriage to male-female couples. During the period of time between a May 2008 ruling by the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage and ratification of the vote of Proposition 8, 18,000 same-sex couples were married. (more from wikipedia).
Prop. 8 ruling: The legal path ahead
By Erwin Chemerinsky Tuesday's federal court ruling declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional can be easily explained: There is no legitimate government interest in prohibiting same-sex marriages. It is for this reason that the Supreme Court is likely ...
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