California Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage as Between a Man and a Woman

As expected, the California Supreme Court upheld the voter-approved marriage protection amendment, though allowing the gay couples that married during the short time the law allowed gay marriage under a court decision to remain married under the law. The decision was 6-1, rejecting the argument that the amendment was a "revision" of the California Constitution.

The law is now Constitutional, so the courts were required to uphold it. Only a new constitutional amendment to repeal Proposition 8 can change the law in California.

The battle is not over, however. Gay rights activists promised to place a new proposition on the ballot next year.

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California high court upholds gay marriage ban - Modesto Bee