marriage news from CA
May. 15th, 2008 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rmCourtesy of breaking news spam from Lambda Legal:
"The California Supreme Court has ruled that the state may no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage."
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S147999.PDF
(yes, I know "gay marriage" would be a catchier headline to this post, but it's not separate. It shouldn't need a modifier and I refuse to give it one).
"The California Supreme Court has ruled that the state may no longer exclude same-sex couples from civil marriage."
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S147999.PDF
(yes, I know "gay marriage" would be a catchier headline to this post, but it's not separate. It shouldn't need a modifier and I refuse to give it one).
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Date: 2008-05-15 09:57 pm (UTC)I couldn't wade through 172 pages of legal terminology; does said marriage law apply the benefits and obligations of marriage to same-sex couples who have a civil union in another state?