Justice Anthony Kennedy has denied a request to put back a stay on same-sex marriages in California. This is the latest development in the Hollingsworth v. Perry case that the Supreme Court decided this week. In that case, which regarded California’s Proposition 8, the Court found that the defenders of […]
Following the Prop 8 Supreme Court decision on Hollingsworth v. Perry, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that same-sex marriages can resume in California immediately. The first wedding was today with two of the plaintiffs from the court case getting hitched. California Attorney General Kamala Harris officiated […]
“After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. In light of the decision, I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state’s counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California as soon […]
