California's Top Court Blocks Gay Marriages

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Calif.'s Top Court Blocks Gay Marriages
Mar 11, 5:37 PM (ET)
By DAVID KRAVETS
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an immediate halt to gay marriages in San Francisco, delivering a victory to conservatives who have fought for a month to block the ceremonies.
The court did not rule on the legality of such marriages, and justices said they would hear such a case in May or June.
The dispute began Feb. 12, when Mayor Gavin Newsom ordered his administration to issue same-sex marriage licenses. A steady stream of gay and lesbians from around the country have traveled to be married at City Hall, just a block from the Supreme Court.

oh well. it was fun while it lasted. let's see what happens next.

― Kingfish Cowboy (Kingfish), Thursday, 11 March 2004 23:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Next target: STRAIGHT MARRIAGE!

― andy, Thursday, 11 March 2004 23:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Fucktards.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 11 March 2004 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

and the story gets better, too

― Kingfish Cowboy (Kingfish), Thursday, 11 March 2004 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I'm not too surprised -- actually I'm surprised they lasted as long as it did, a month wasn't it? Is it just that they're halting any further ones or that they've invalidated the earlier ones as well?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 11 March 2004 23:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, there's still the Oregon and Washington cases. I hold out most hope for Oregon, personally. Go, Gay Beavers, Go!

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:50 (twenty-two years ago)

This isn't necessarily bad news, is it? If they hear the case and decide the marriages are legal, that's good -- and wouldn't they need to eventually, practically speaking?

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I think the stopping of the marriages certainly helps deflate the momentum of the issue for the time being, which I wish wouldn't happen. Admittedly, the whole issue surprisingly became quite large -- personally took me by surprise in a very good way. I'm just sad that the high is now gone, at least in Cali and Mass.

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 12 March 2004 01:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, that was the thrill of the challenge being made. Now comes the process of trying to make something that WAS challenging more routine, and as Tep notes, that takes time and consideration.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 12 March 2004 03:19 (twenty-two years ago)

and there goes Massachusetts, only they're allowing civil unions...

― Kingfish Cowboy (Kingfish), Friday, 12 March 2004 20:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Killjoys

― Maria D., Saturday, 13 March 2004 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

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