The California Supreme Court unanimously rejected on Wednesday to revive Proposition 8, a bid that would ban same-sex marriage in the state.
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Proposition 8, or Prop 8, unconstitutional back in 2010, and Prop 8’s sponsor ProtectMarriage appealed to the state federal court shortly after the decision, The LA Times reports. The US Supreme Court however, ruled that sponsors such as ProtectMarriage did not have the right to defend their initiatives in federal court. The anti-gay marriage organization once again attempted to stop same-sex marriages in California in late July, a move which the state Supreme Court unanimously rejected.
The decision California’s Supreme Court made today will effectively remove Prop 8 as an option for same-sex marriage opponents to stop gay and lesbian marriages across the state, The Huffington Post writes. While groups who want to stop gay marriage in California, such as Alliance Defending Freedom, have stated that they will keep fighting for their cause, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has commented that in the midst of California’s decision to shoot down Prop 8, “their remaining legal options are increasingly absurd."
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