San Francisco Wants to Join Federal Lawsuit Against Prop 8

The city of San Francisco asked a federal judge today for the right to become an official party in a lawsuit challenging California's ban on same-sex marriage. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said San Francisco is "singularly well-prepared to become a co-plaintiff" in the lawsuit filed in federal court in May by a lesbian couple from Berkeley and a gay couple from Burbank. Herrera said the city has developed a "wealth of evidence" and a "unique public sector perspective" in previous state court battles over gay and lesbian marriage. Full Story from CBS5.com

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