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| Victory in the Federal Challenge to Prop 8!
08.04.10
Today, in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the federal lawsuit challenging Prop 8, Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court in San Francisco ruled that Prop 8 is unconstitutional and violates the United States Constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protection of the laws.
Today’s groundbreaking decision affirms that the law cannot treat people differently based on their sexual orientation and that a majority cannot strip a minority group of its fundamental freedoms at the ballot box. Judge Walker ruled that there truly is no substance to the arguments of those who would deny marriage equality to same-sex couples. This is a victory for same-sex couples and our families, who simply want the dignity and security of having the same freedom to marry as others, as well as for all Americans who believe in our nation’s bedrock principle of fairness.
Today is a day for the history books.
Yours truly,
Kate Kendell
Executive Director, NCLR
P.S. You can read my statement on this historic ruling here. |
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