By
Shannon Miller
Two years ago, Proposition 8 was passed in California, putting a ban on same-sex marriage in the state. However, many Californians were outraged by the result, and soon after it passed, two gay couples filed a federal lawsuit in a San Francisco court. Represented by prominent lawyers David Boies and Theodore B. Olsen, they claimed that Prop 8 impinged upon their constitutional rights. The judge who heard the case, Vaughn R. Walker, ruled in their favor, saying that it was, in fact, unconstitutional to deny same-sex couples the right to marry.
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