Judge: Calif. gay marriages can resume Aug. 18

ProfessionalLeftist

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Thu Aug-12-10 04:20 PM
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Judge: Calif. gay marriages can resume Aug. 18

Source: MSNBC

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal judge who overturned California's same-sex marriage ban ruled Thursday that gay marriages can resume starting Aug. 18.

The decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker means gay and lesbian couples will have to wait at least six more days before they can get married. That gives gay marriage opponents time to appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. If the appeals court fails to act by 5 p.m. local time next Wednesday, then gay marriages can go forward.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38671236/ns/us_news-life/

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KamaAina

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Thu Aug-12-10 05:32 PM
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1. Hallelujah!

and love the screen name (see my sig line :-) ).

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Zenlitened

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Thu Aug-12-10 07:00 PM
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2. K&R for the soon-to-be happy couples.

Oh and also K&R for trampling:

...Viktor Choban, 27, a opponent of same-sex marriage, responded: "God's Holy law has been trampled on by one person."

I'm going to assume he was pissing on an original copy of the Constitution when he said that.

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MoonGlow

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Thu Aug-12-10 09:13 PM
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3. maybe not

The 9th Circuit has a rule that District Court decisions only apply to those whose name was in the suit.

The appeal will ask that only these two people be permitted to marry.

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