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A federal appeals court strikes down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year.
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The California Supreme Court rules that the sponsors of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures are entitled to defend them in court when the state refuses to do so, a ruling likely to spur federal courts to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans.
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The California Supreme Court appears ready to rule that the backers of Proposition 8 and other ballot measures have the right to defend them in court.
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The legal battle over Proposition 8 will go before the California Supreme Court on Sept. 6. The justices will then have 90 days to decide whether state law gives proponents of ballot measures legal standing to defend them in court.
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The California Supreme Court decides to rule on whether sponsors of ballot initiatives have legal standing to defend the measures in court.
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A panel of federal appeals court judges seeks input from the California Supreme Court on the right of private groups to defend the ban on gay marriage.
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A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decides to put same-sex marriage in California on hold.
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A federal judge keeps gay marriages on hold for at least another week.
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A federal judge in San Francisco decided that gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry, striking down Proposition 8.
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Five months after the landmark federal trial over banning same-sex marriage began, U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker presided over closing arguments, prodding attorneys about subjects sexual, fundamental, legal and historical.
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A federal judge refuses to dismiss a constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, ruling the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage raised legal and factual issues that required a trial.
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The California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8's ban on same-sex marriage but also rules that gay couples who wed before the election will continue to be married under state law. The decision virtually ensures another fight at the ballot box over marriage rights for gays.
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California voters pass Proposition 8 -- which amends the state Constitution to ban gay marriage -- with about 52% of the vote. A 2000 ballot initiative banning gay marriage, Proposition 22, had passed with 61% of the vote but was later struck down by the state's high court.
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More than one million signatures are submitted for a ballot measure that would amend the state Constitution to define marriage as a union "between a man and a woman" and undo the California Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriages.
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The California Supreme Court rules that the state Constitution protects a fundamental "right to marry" that extends equally to same-sex couples. The three dissenting justices argue that it is up to the electorate or the Legislature to decide whether gays should marry.
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Backers win right to fight for Prop. 8
Reporting from San Francisco -- The California Supreme Court ruled that the sponsors of Proposition 8 have the right to defend the measure,...
Editorial: A way out of Prop. 8
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Editorial: Prop. 8's proponents shouldn't be able to hide
The Political Reform Act of 1974, passed overwhelmingly by California voters during the Watergate era, was meant in part to end secret...
Editorial: Pros and cons of Prop. 8
Among the many legal opinions on Proposition 8 that the California Supreme Court will consider, the most high-profile one will come from...
Editorial: Prop. 8 -- boycott, or blacklist?
Gays and lesbians -- at least some of them -- plan to refrain...
Editorial: The courts and Prop. 8
The legal challenge to Proposition 8 has six lawsuits going for it, a...
Prop. 8 opponents rally across California to protest gay-marriage ban
Expressing anger, disappointment and humor, thousands of gay-rights advocates marched across the state and nation Saturday in largely...
Opinion: The law and Prop. 8
Is Proposition 8 the last word on same-sex marriage in California? A debate that started this year in the state Supreme Court met its latest...
Prop. 8 protesters target Mormon temple in Westwood
More than a thousand gay-rights activists gathered Thursday afternoon outside the Mormon temple in Westwood to protest the role Mormons...
Editorial: After Prop. 8
On an election day when civil rights took a breathtaking leap forward, it was disconcerting to see the cause also fall abruptly back with...
Gay married couples face legal limbo if Prop. 8 passes
Eric Borsum was thrilled this month when he was finally able to marry Eric Miller, his partner of nine years. But he was also nervous....
Opinion: How would Prop. 8 affect married same-sex couples?
Today's question: What is your view of what would happen to the estimated 11,000 or more gay and lesbian marriages that already have been...
Hollywood's in slo-mo on Prop. 8 fight
IS HOLLYWOOD afraid of Proposition 8 -- or has it just been slow to notice its presence on the California ballot?
U.S. Supreme Court may not hear Prop. 8 appeal
Until Tuesday, it looked like California's Proposition 8 gay marriage case would be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. But that looks less...
San Diego mayor, once a gay-marriage foe, cheers ruling
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders, a Republican whose support for same-sex marriage puts him at odds with conservative elements in his party,...
Gay marriages won't resume immediately in California
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a stay on the ruling, which had been issued by a lower federal court, to prevent the...
Court ruling on Prop. 8 has far-reaching implications
More than three years after California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage, an appeals court on Tuesday is set to decide whether...
Judge strikes down Prop. 8, allows gay marriage in California
The federal judge who overturned Proposition 8 Wednesday said the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage was based on moral...
Prop. 8 sponsors are legally entitled to defend measure, court rules
The ruling is likely to spur federal courts to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans.
Iowa's OK of gay marriage could bolster Prop. 8 foes
The Iowa Supreme Court, citing California's historic marriage decision, overturned a ban Friday on same-sex marriage in a ruling that...
Court looks unlikely to kill Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court strongly indicated Thursday it would rule that Proposition 8 validly abolished the right for gays to marry...
Opinion: Schwarzenegger talks money, Prop. 8 and Obama
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited The Times on Nov. 14. Below is a partial transcript of the discussion he had with editors and...
