August 12, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Politics, Diversity & Rights

Judge Lifts Temporary Stay On Same-Sex Marriage In California. Couples May Be Married Beginning August 18

National news sources everywhere are now reporting from San Francisco, California that a federal judge today refused to permanently stay his ruling overturning California's Proposition 8 but extended a temporary hold to give supporters time to appeal the historic ruling. U.S. District Judge Vaughn R. Walker, who overturned the measure on Aug. 4, agreed to give its sponsors until Aug. 18 to appeal his ruling to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. No new marriages can take place until then. Walker's decision came after supporters of the same-sex marriage ban warned that they would take their case to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary to ensure that his ruling did not take effect.