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Gay Marriage Ban Upheld by California Supreme Court

Posted by Cindy

May 26, 2009 12:32 p.m. • 14 comments

“The California Supreme Court upheld a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, but it also decided that the estimated 18,000 gay couples who tied the knot before the law took effect will stay wed.”
Full story here: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/26/calif-high-court-upholds-gay-marriage-ban/

Locally, two rallies will be staged to protest the decision: Spokane: 5 p.m. at City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. Moscow: 8 p.m. at Friendship Square

What do you think about the court’s decision? Surprised?

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D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.