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Cal Supreme Court: Fundamental Right to Same-Sex Marriage

By immigrationprof

A divided 4-3 California Supreme Court ruled today that there is a fundamental constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and that creating civil unions as an alternative for same-sex couples amounted to a violation of the state equal protection clause. (Full text of decision available here.)

California is the first court since Massachusetts in 2003 to rule that marriage laws constitute unconstitutional discrimination. While other courts have rejected that argument, I look forward to the day when same-sex marriages are recognized nationwide and ultimately for immigration purposes.

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