Obama May Take Stand & Urge SCOTUS to Overturn Gay Marriage Ban

Major move

President Obama may urge the Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on gay marriage. The administration has until Feb. 28 to intervene by filing a “friend of the court” brief. The move would mark the President's commitment to rights for gay couples, something he alluded to last month during his inaugural address when he said that gays and lesbians must be “treated like anyone else under the law.” The Proposition 8 ballot initiative was approved by California voters in 2008 and overturned a state Supreme Court decision allowing gay marriage. Twenty-nine other states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage, while nine states and Washington, D.C., recognize same-sex marriage. A final decision on whether to file a brief has not been made, a senior administration official said. (Washington Post)

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