Go Read It: LA Times Recap, California State Supreme Court Ruling Expected on Prop 8 Today

The California State Supreme Court's decision on Prop 8, the amendment to the California state constitution that formally added language identifying marriage as "between a man and a woman," will be made public at 10 am, May 26, 2009.

The LA Times has a good brief recap of the issues.

...the court is dealing with three different legal issues: whether Proposition 8 amounts to an impermissible revision of the state Constitution; the attorney general's challenge contending that marriage is an "inalienable" right that can't be taken away without compelling justification; and the fate of existing same-sex marriages.

18,000 people who married between May 2008 and November 2008 and their friends, families, and allies are anxiously waiting to see if their lives will come undone.

I'm hoping we join the ranks of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Maine in recognizing marriage equality. Updates as they come.

Previous MOMocrats posts on marriage equality:

Vermont Fourth State to Okay Same-Sex Marriage; What Say You, California? Apr 2009

Iowa Says Yes to Love, No to Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, Apr 2009

Prop 8, With Jazz Hands, Dec 2008

Prop 8, Its Aftermath, and Minority Communities, Nov 2008

Activists Target People and Businesses Who Supported Prop 8, Nov 2008

No on Prop 8: Six Arguments in Favor of Marriage Equality, Oct 2008

California's Prop 8: The Battle Tightens, Oct 2008

Happy National Coming Out Day (Vote No on Prop 8), Oct 2008

Same-Sex Marriage: Liberty and Justice for All, Aug 2008

The Cost of Caring for Aging Parents, Another Issue to Consider for Same-Sex Unions, May 2008

California Supremes Overturn Gay Marriage Ban, May 2008

Cynematic blogs at P i l l o w b o o k.

Comments

[Gifting Is Legal]

Given recent actions of similarly progressive states I believe that California will not uphold Prop 48. I think that national momentum is taking hold in these small pioneering pockets.