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[ayrdaomei]

Ninth Circuit Third Judge Panel Rules California's Marriage Ban Violates Constitution.

“Although the Constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different people differently,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote in the

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[lastcatastrophe]

I've heard it will stay in place until the Prop 8 people can ask for a full hearing or something from the Ninth, and if it's denied and the Prop 8 people take it to SCOTUS, our side will ask for the stay to be lifted until it's heard. But I have an extremely poor understanding of legal things, so... someone could have just said that on TV and it sounded official enough to me.

[ayrdaomei]

That makes sense - thanks. Looks like we'll be following the referendum road behind you, did you hear? The House of Delegates in Maryland narrowly passed a civil marriage bill last night (actually it passed by 4 votes, which seems AMAZING, considering all the punk ass Democrats who went back on their word after running on pro-marriage equality platforms a few years ago), and the Senate is expected to pass one, and then it's on to Gov. O'Malley for signature and probably onto the November ballot for referendum.