San Francisco (CNN) -- A federal appeals court ruled against California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, arguing the ban unconstitutionally singles out gays and lesbians for discrimination.
In a split decision, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the state's Proposition 8 "works a meaningful harm to gays and lesbians" by denying their right to civil marriage in violation of the 14th Amendment.
MORE: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/justice/california-proposition-8/index.html?hpt=hp_t3
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Humanists Applaud Clear Federal Court Ruling Overturning California Gay Marriage Ban
http://www.americanhumanist.org/news/details/2012-02-humanists-applaud-clear-federal-court-ruling-overtur
