California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality!
The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples. The Court issued its decision today stating that California laws barring same-sex couples from marrying are unconstitutional.
The California court has affirmed what we already know: that a society pledged to equality and fairness simply cannot deny same-sex couples access to the dignity and security that can only be provided by marriage.
We congratulate our colleagues at NCLR, Lambda Legal, and the ACLU for this victory, and welcome California as the second state in the union to embrace marriage equality.
Read the court’s decision [PDF]
Read GLAD’s press release
Read GLAD’s brief [PDF]
FAQ: Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in California [PDF]
Read background on the case at NCLR’s website