From DrudgeReport.com:
EXCLUSIVE 1:26 PM PT: CA Prop 8 held to be unconstitutional under due process and equal protection. Will be released at 2 PM PT (5 PM)…
138 PAGE RULING: Judge strikes, ‘Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California’…
JUDGE: PROPOSITION 8 DOES NOT SURVIVE RATIONAL BASIS…
JUDGE: Having considered the trial evidence and the arguments of counsel, the court pursuant to FRCP 52(a) finds that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional and that its enforcement must be enjoined.
‘Proposition 8 places the force of law behind stigmas against gays and lesbians’…
‘Stereotypes and misinformation have resulted in social and legal disadvantages for gays and lesbians’…
JUDGE: THE RIGHT TO MARRY PROTECTS AN INDIVIDUAL’S CHOICE OF MARITAL PARTNER REGARDLESS OF GENDER…
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS DO NOT SATISFY CALIFORNIA’S OBLIGATION TO ALLOW PLAINTIFFS TO MARRY…
