California Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case May 25
The California Supreme Court plans to hear oral arguments May 25 on whether San Francisco's mayor had the authority to issue same-sex marriage licenses. The seven-member court said yesterday it would devote two hours to the arguments. Under court rules, the justices then must rule within 90 days. The cases brought by Attorney General Bill Lockyer and the conservative Alliance Defense Fund focus almost exclusively on whether Mayor Gavin Newsom could issue same-sex marriage licenses by unilaterally declaring that such marriages should be lawful. A California law does define marriage as a union between a man and woman.
SF Gate
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