SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- The California Supreme Court has decided that gay marriage will remain outlawed in the state.
In a 6-1 decision, the justices ruled Tuesday that Proposition 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, can stand. But they did allow about 18,000 gay couples who wed before the ban was passed to stay married.
Gay rights supporters had challenged the ban, arguing it revised the state constitution's equal protection clause dramatically and therefore should have gone to lawmakers first.
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Lambda Legal Attorney Jennifer Pizer
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