News Alert: Federal appeals court panel rules California same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

	Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:14:31 PM NEWS ALERT Federal appeals court panel rules California same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional A federal appeals panel in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California's ban on same-sex marriage violates the constitutional right to equal protection. The panel overturned Proposition 8, which was approved by 52 percent of the state's voters in 2008 and amended the state's constitution to limit marriage to a man and a woman. The U.S. Supreme Court could be the next stop for the measure. Read more at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/calif-same-sex-marriage-ban-ruled-unconstitutional/2012/02/07/gIQAMNwkwQ_story.html Or visit washingtonpost.com. SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-MAIL CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy