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Archive Home > 2010 > August > 05 > Judge overturns ban on same-sex marriage

Judge overturns ban on same-sex marriage

California law is unconstitutional, jurist decides, but ruling is sure to be appealed

By Howard Mintz / The Bulletin
August 5, 2010

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Re-establishing California as the nation’s chief battleground over same-sex marriage, a San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday struck down the state’s latest attempt to outlaw gay nuptials and triggered a tempest by boldly declaring that gay and lesbian couples should have....

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