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Prop 8 unconstitutional: The sanctity of marriage equality

In a 2-1 vote, a panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals said California's 2008 law, popularly known as Proposition 8, violated the 14th Amendment's equal-protection clause by stigmatizing a minority group without legitimate reason. By Ed Whelan As various folks have pointed out, Judge Reinhardt has clearly crafted his opinion in the [...]