August 05, 2010 01:10 AM UTC

Historic Ruling Strikes Down Prop 8

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• by: TheDeminator

Breaking: Prop. 8 Overturned

Federal judge Vaughn Walker rules California’s gay marriage ban is unconstitutional, stating that “California has no interest in differentiating between same-sex and opposite-sex couples.”

By Advocate.com Editors

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In a highly anticipated decision with potentially far-reaching implications in the national battle over gay marriage, a federal judge has struck down California’s Proposition 8.

U.S. district judge Vaughn R. Walker struck down the ballot measure as unconstitutional under both equal protection and due process clauses in a 136-page opinion, nearly seven months after an unprecedented trial over gay marriage began in his San Francisco courtroom.

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