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California
Voids Same-Sex Marriages
The California
Supreme Court ruled that San Francisco's mayor overstepped his
authority by issuing same-sex marriage licenses this spring. The
court also voided all the marriages of gay and lesbian couples
sanctioned by the city.
The court
said the city violated the law when it issued the certificates
and performed the marriage ceremonies in a month long wedding
march that began Feb. 12, since both legislation and a voter-approved
measure defined marriage as a union between a man and woman.
The court,
however, did not resolve whether the California Constitution would
permit a same-sex marriage, ruling instead on the narrow issue
of whether local officials could bypass California's judicial
and legislative branches.
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