Last Friday, the California Supreme Court announced that it will rule tuesday (5/26) on the validity of the voter approved ban on gay-marriage. After the passing of gay marriage laws in five other states, it would seem rather unusual for California, perhaps one of the most liberal states in the union, to strike down the validity of same-sex marriage. But the issues that the California high court are ruling on aren’t exactly about gay marriage. Instead, the court is ruling on whether the  implications of Prop. 8 are unconstitutional. Thus, the primary issue has more to do with constitutional technicalities than dealing directly with the rights of gays and lesbians. Secondary issues involve whether the some 18,000 gay couples who were married prior to the passage of Prop. 8 will be invalidated, and same-sex couples throughout the state are holding their breath in anticipation of tomorrow’s ruling.  Once the court releases the ruling, TLL will be back with analysis of the implications and likely responses to the ruling. In the meantime, if you are looking for some reading on Prop. 8, check out our prior articles on the matter, which can be found below.

California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument on Proposition 8.

A Few Thoughts On Prop. 8 Oral Arguments.

Proposition 8 Commercial Skewing The Issue of Same Sex Marriage

Yes on Prop. 8 Commercial

The claims made by Suubi of Rancho Santa Margarita are disingenuous at best. Religious adoption agencies will not be required to place children in gay marriage homes. That she claims that these adoption agencies might be forced to discontinue providing adoption services is also misleading, and you notice that they couch their language with terms like “may”, which is entirely ambiguous and essentially amounts to nothing but puffed up language.