In Brief: California Prop 8 declared unconstitutional

August 4, 2010 | Filed under: Court Battles,In Brief | Posted by:

In a major victory for gay rights advocates, a federal judge on Wednesday struck down a California ban on same-sex marriage.

Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the voter-approved ban, known as Proposition 8, violates due process and equal-protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.

“Moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians. The evidence shows conclusively that Proposition 8 enacts, without reason, a private moral view that same-sex couples are inferior to opposite-sex couples,” Walker wrote.

The judge added in the conclusion of the 136-page opinion: “Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license.”

Read more at MSNBC.

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One Response to In Brief: California Prop 8 declared unconstitutional

  1. avatar Javier August 5, 2010 - 12:11 am

    Religion fails, reason prevails.

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