News
2006-11-08
Marriage case
heading toward California supreme court
The California
court of appeal in San Francisco on Monday declined to
reconsider an October 5 ruling in which the court said gay
The California
court of appeal in San Francisco on Monday declined to
reconsider an October 5 ruling in which the court said gay
and lesbian couples do not have a right to marry,
Bay City News reports. The rejection
opened the door for an appeal to the state
supreme court, which could issue a ruling in the case as
early as next year.
Shannon Minter,
legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights
and a lawyer for 12 gay and lesbian couples who sued the
state for the right to marry, said his group would
definitely appeal. "We are still very hopeful that
when the case reaches the state supreme court they will
do the right thing," he said, according to Bay City News.
The deadline for
filing an appeal with the state high court is November
14. The court then will have up to 90 days, or until
Valentine's Day, to decide whether to take the case.
If the state supreme court does not agree to accept
the case, the court of appeal ruling will become the
final decision. (The Advocate)
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