A federal appeals court has declined to revisit the historic ruling declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional. Now proponents of California's ban on marriage for same-sex couples have 90 days to decide whether to seek review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Only marriage can express the lifetime commitment that these lesbian and gay couples have made to each other. Only marriage can ensure that they will be able to protect their families.
Another nail in DOMA's coffin. The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld today a lower court ruling finding the so-called Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
In a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeals granted a divorce to a couple represented by Lambda Legal and the National Center for Lesbian Rights who married out of state.