"They also ruled that the plaintiffs in the case of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California, did not have the legal standing to bring that lawsuit. That should allow weddings in the Golden State to resume in July."
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I imagine the south will probably rise again because of this ruling :P
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My brother has already put this far more succinctly than I ever could, so I'm just going to quote him here.
Lifebaka's awesome brother says:
Lifebaka's awesome brother says:
Alright, we've had our fun, but there are some reasons to curb our enthusiasm re:same-sex marriage.
1) The portion of DOMA struck down was the "definition of marriage" section. Other parts of the law, including the one that explicitly allows states not to recognize same-sex marriages, still stand.
2) Proposition 8 still stands. There is an injunction from a lower court that has been interpreted to mean that Proposition 8 cannot be enforced, but that injunction came from a court that can only bind litigants of the case with such an injunction. This leaves open the possibility that the law can still be enforced by other folks, though.
1) The portion of DOMA struck down was the "definition of marriage" section. Other parts of the law, including the one that explicitly allows states not to recognize same-sex marriages, still stand.
2) Proposition 8 still stands. There is an injunction from a lower court that has been interpreted to mean that Proposition 8 cannot be enforced, but that injunction came from a court that can only bind litigants of the case with such an injunction. This leaves open the possibility that the law can still be enforced by other folks, though.
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tl;dr
supreme court strikes down defense of marriage act, strikes down prop 8 lawsuit in california, lgbt can resume getting married, and the federal gov't now recognizes gay marriage FEDERALLY. Benefits apply.
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