Prop. 8 gay marriage delay a 'good thing' for eager couples?

Dan82 · Aug 19, 2010

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0817/Prop.-8-gay-marriage-delay-a-good-thing-for-eager-couples

Same-sex California couples planning to wed Wednesday will have to wait until at least December, following a decision by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On Tuesday a three-judge panel extended a stay on District Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling that marriage is a protected right for same-sex couples. The panel said the court would hear the Proposition 8 challenge on an expedited basis and hold arguments the week of Dec. 6. Another panel of three judges is expected to rule on the appeal.

Judge Walker decided Aug. 4 that Proposition 8 violated the US Constitution, and later ordered county clerks offices to begin granting same-sex marriage licenses at 5 p.m. Wednesday unless a higher court intervened. The Ninth Circuit panel gave no explanation for why it stayed Walker's order...

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0817/Prop.-8-gay-marriage-delay-a-good-thing-for-eager-couples
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Just Adam · Aug 19, 2010

this sounds bad

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