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Perry v. Schwarzenegger
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U.S.
Constitution
The
Amendment
Kristine M. Perry et. al.
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Case filings as of Augest 5th, 2010 More than 30 years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States recognized that [m]arriage is one of the basic civil rights of man, fundamental to our very existence and survival. Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1, 12 (1967). But today, as a result of the passage of Proposition 8 in November 2008, the State of California denies its gay and lesbian residents access to marriage by providing in its constitution that only a civil marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California. Cal. Const. Art. I § 7.5 (Prop. 8). Instead, California relegates same-sex unions to the separate-but-unequal institution of domestic partnership. See Cal. Fam. Code §§ 297- 299.6. This unequal treatment of gays and lesbians denies them the basic liberties and equal protection under the law that are guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. |
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Orders and Opinions of
the U.S. Court of Appeals The district court order denying the motion to intervene is AFFIRMED Order Certifying A Question To The California Supreme Court |