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Anti-Defamation League
ADL Dismayed By California Supreme Court Decision to Uphold Proposition 8
June 13th, 2009
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed its profound disappointment with the California Supreme Court's 6-1 decision to uphold the passage of Proposition 8, which eliminates the right of same-sex couples to civil marriage. Last year, the same Court correctly ruled that prohibiting such access violated the State Constitution. In its amicus brief, ADL argued that Proposition 8 represents a revision to the State Constitution, rather than an amendment, and as such requires approval by the Legislature. Though we are relieved that the Court upheld the validity of the 18,000 same-sex civil marriages performed before Proposition 8 passed, this does not compensate for...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-13)
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