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California Supreme Court halts SF licenses March 11
2004-03-10
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Ruling "Hits the 'Pause' Button, Not the 'Stop' Button" and Doesn't Yet
Address Substantive Questions on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in San
Francisco, Lambda Legal Says
LAMBDA LEGAL NEWS RELEASE, March 11, 2004
(San Francisco, Thursday, March 11, 2004) ? A California Supreme Court
ruling this afternoon temporarily keeps San Francisco officials from
issuing more marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but the court has not
yet addressed whether it's constitutional to deny marriage to lesbian and
gay couples, Lambda Legal said.
The California Supreme Court put the matter on hold while the court
considers a lawsuit filed by antigay groups. Since Mayor Gavin Newsom
began issuing license to same-sex couples last month, judges have refused
to intervene five times.
"All that happened today is that matters were put on hold. This ruling
hits the 'pause' button, not the 'stop' button," said Jon Davidson, Senior
Counsel for Lambda Legal in its Western Regional Office in Los Angeles.
"Today is just the beginning of our fight on behalf of these married
couples and others who have not yet gotten married. This case will
ultimately resolve whether the California Constitution requires that
same-sex couples be given the equal right to marry."
The National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal and the ACLU
intervened into the case against the City of San Francisco on behalf of
several same-sex couples who were married during the first week San
Francisco was issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples, a San
Francisco couple who wants to marry and Equality California (a statewide
lesbian and gay advocacy group) on behalf of its members.
The City of San Francisco began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex
couples last month when Newsom said the state Constitution's guarantees of
equality and due process required him to issue licenses to same-sex
couples. California state statutes prohibit recognition of marriage
between same-sex couples -- but those statutes would have to comply with
the state Constitution to remain valid, and before this week California
courts had never been asked to consider whether they are constitutional,
Lambda Legal said. The California Supreme Court's ruling today does not
address any of those substantive issues, nor does it address Newsom's
authority as mayor to issue the marriage licenses. Those questions will be
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