Legal Opinion
Perry v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 7, 2012No. 10-16696, 11-16577PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Prior to November 4, 2008, the California Constitution guaranteed the right to marry to opposite-sex couples and same-sex couples alike. On that day, the People of California adopted Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. We consider whether that amendment violates the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We conclude that it does.
Although the Constitution permits communities to enact most laws they believe to be desirable, it requires that there be at least a legitimate reason…
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3Cited by55 opinions
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