Today the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will not reconsider a February ruling that struck down California's Proposition 8, a voter-mandated initiative that strips gays and lesbians in that state of the right to marry there. The appeals court's refusal to revisit the case paves the way for the fight for marriage equality to head to the federal Supreme Court.
This article appears in Jun 7-13, 2012.