California marriage case: it’s not over yet
Analysis June 30, 2013 ( blog.heritage.org) - On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry , finding that the official proponents of California’s Proposition 8 (which defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman) lacked standing to defend the law in court. Throwing out the federal appellate court’s decision, the Supreme Court sent the case back to the appellate court with instructions to dismiss the case. So what happens next? The short answer is more litigation. Here are a few key points about the case: California state officials refused to defend the law in court. While one federal district court declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional, that ruling may not apply to the entire state of California . At a minimum, the original challengers of the law will now be able to marry. Whether this applies to more same-sex couples in California will be determined in the days to come. In 2009, two same-sex couples who wanted to ma