California Supreme Court to Rule on Prop 8, Gay Marriage on Tuesday

The state Supreme Court will rule Tuesday on a challenge to Proposition 8, the ballot measure that reinstated California's ban on same-sex marriage. The court announced the impending decision today in lawsuits by same-sex couples and local governments, led by San Francisco, seeking to overturn the measure that 52 percent of California voters approved in November. If the court upholds the measure, it must also decide how the proposition affects the marriages of about 18,000 same-sex couples who wed before the Nov. 4 election. Prop. 8 amended the state Constitution to declare that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. It followed the court's 4-3 ruling in May 2008 that declared the previous marriage law violated the rights of gays and lesbians to marry the person of their choice and discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation. Full Story from SFGate.com - Click Here

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