Gay marriage opponents officially asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling on California’s anti-same-sex marriage law on Tuesday, reports the LA Times. In February, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Proposition 8, the state’s 2008 ballot initiative banning gay marriage. The case has long been expected to end up before the Supreme Court.
From the LA Times:
Charles J. Cooper, Protect Marriage’s lead attorney in the case, said he was confident the Supreme Court would grant the review.
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The 9th Circuit ruling against Prop 8 was narrowly written and applied only to California. Rather than expand the rights of gays and lesbians, the majority based its decision a 1996 Supreme Court precedent that said a majority may not take away a minority’s rights without legitimate reasons.
The lawyers for two same-sex couple who challenged Prop 8 in federal court said they would oppose review by the Supreme Court.
