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California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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The court's 4-3 decision echoes the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage before the last presidential election in 2004, which led San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom to begin issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples. (article 11)
" The Supreme Court essentially gave the strategy said Mathew Staver, the attorney who represented Campaign for California Families before the court in unsuccessfully arguing to uphold the state ban on same-sex marriage. (article 19)
The chief justice seemed to be accepting arguments for same-sex marriage that were consciously rooted in the struggle for equal rights for blacks. (article 18)
I. The court's 4-to-3 decision, drawing on a ruling six decades ago that struck down the state's ban on interracial marriage, would make California only the second state, after Massachusetts, to allow same-sex marriages. (article 7)
The decision, which becomes effective in 30 days unless the court grants a stay, was greeted with celebrations at San Francisco City Hall, where thousands of same-sex marriages were thrown out by the courts four years ago. (article 7)
In a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. (article 16)
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- Same-sex marriage ruling also victory for SF mayor (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 825 words)
- Marriage ruling boosts Newsom statewide (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 1508 words)
- C.W. Nevius: Same-sex marriage climate change (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 756 words)
- Gay Couples Celebrate California Decision; Both Sides See a Fight (nytimes.com, 05/16/2008, 871 words)
- Gay Couples Rejoice at Ruling (nytimes.com, 05/16/2008, 861 words)
- California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban (nytimes.com, 05/16/2008, 655 words)
- California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage (nytimes.com, 05/16/2008, 642 words)
- State's top court strikes down marriage ban (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 1320 words)
- Gay couples 'ecstatic' over ruling (USA Today, 05/16/2008, 190 words)
- Ruling May Revive Gay Marriage as Issue (nytimes.com, 05/16/2008, 972 words)
- Same-sex marriage decision may help Republicans (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 935 words)
- A Victory for Equality and Justice (nytimes.com, 05/17/2008, 523 words)
- Governor backs same-sex marriage ruling (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 599 words)
- Effort intensifies for same-sex marriage ban (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 709 words)
- Schwarzenegger: No to Marriage Amendment (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 465 words)
- ABC News: Calif. Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban (ABCNews, 05/15/2008, 330 words)
- ABC News: Calif. Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, Sparks Celebration, Outrage (ABCNews, 05/15/2008, 367 words)
- Same-Sex Marriage and Racial Justice Find Common Ground (nytimes.com, 05/17/2008, 918 words)
- Foes start work at once on counterattack (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 508 words)
- Marriage rights for all (L.A. Times, 05/16/2008, 155 words)
- On benefits, gay couples already covered (L.A. Times, 05/18/2008, 764 words)
- Those who wed in Massachusetts have trouble splitting up in their home states (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 771 words)
- Everyday life best argument for gay marriage (sfgate.com, 05/17/2008, 734 words)
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