In a terse, one-sentence ruling Monday, the California Supreme Court refused to halt the same-sex marriages taking place in counties across the state. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Protect Marriage, the group that sponsored Proposition 8 — which eliminated marriage equality rights from the California Constitution — had no standing to challenge U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Williams’ ruling that the initiative violated the federal Constitution’s equal protection clause. State officials, including governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown and State Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris had declined to defend the proposition in court. Protect
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- 7/15/2013
- by Tina Daunt
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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