California Supreme Court rejects bid to halt same-sex marriages
The California Supreme Court refused Monday to halt same-sex marriages while considering a legal bid to revive Proposition 8.
In a brief order, the state high court rejected a request by ProtectMarriage, the sponsors of the 2008 ballot measure, to stop the marriages now while the group’s challenge is pending.
ProtectMarriage argued in a petition filed Friday that a federal judge’s 2010 injunction against Proposition 8 did not apply statewide and that Gov. Jerry Brown erred when he ordered all counties to obey it.
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The court has asked for written arguments on ProtectMarriage’s challenge but is not expected to rule until August, at the earliest. A court spokesman said the decision to deny a “stay,” or hold, on the marriages was unanimous.
The lawyers behind the new challenge insisted they remained hopeful.
-- Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
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