On August 4, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker had ruled that California's Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative which outlawed same-sex marriage in that state, is unconstitutional. It is now under appeal.
Then, on August 12, Judge Walker ruled that same-sex marriages could recommence in California effective 5:00 PM on August 18 barring any higher court interference. That way, same-sex couples could marry while the appeal is in process.
Unfortunately, yesterday the dreaded higher court interference materialized when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that same-sex marriages would have to remain on hold.
And so many California couples are again in marital limbo, simply because of whom they happen to love.
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