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Breaking News! Prop 8 FINALLY Ruled Unconstitutional by 9th Circuit Court

Posted by on Feb 7, 2012 in This Day In Gay | 5 comments

The folks at Prop 8 Trial Tracker are reporting that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court has finally ruled that California’s Proposition 8 was in fact unconstitutional, and that voters had no right to strip gays and lesbians of the right to marry in the state.

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February 7, 2012 12:58 pm via prop8trialtracker autotweetReplyRetweetFavorite

Hurrah! Updates as they come in.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Proposition 8, the 2008 ban on same-sex marriage in California, unconstitutional Tuesday.

The ruling will have far-reaching implications. The ruling will likely be appealed by supporters of Proposition 8 and next go to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Los Angeles Times reports. New weddings are unlikely to occur right away, the Times explains in a helpful Q&A.

The appeals ruling comes a year after the court heard arguments. Watch excerpts of those arguments and look back on key moments in the battle over Prop 8 here.

Here’s the decision in full:

10-16696 #398_Decision

Refresh for updates throughout the day. Stay tuned!