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9th Circuit: California Marriage Amendment Unconstitutional
by Karla DialIn a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today ruled the California amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman unconstitutional.
ProtectMarriage.com, the coalition of groups defending the amendment, known as Prop. 8, in court, said they will decide next week whether to file their appeal with the full retinue of judges at the 9th Circuit or the U.S. Supreme Court immediately. . No same-sex marriages will take place in California until all appeals have been exhausted.
The decision “is completely out of step with every other federal appellate and Supreme Court decision in American history on the subject of marriage,” Legal Counsel Andy Pugno said.
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