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"For a few weeks this summer, a nation\u2019s eyes were focused on the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C., where the justices for the top court in the land issued decisions on two landmark same-sex marriage cases.One of those cases involved California\u2019s controversial Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriages.In June, the justices voted 5-4 to let stand a trial court\u2019s August 2010 ruling that overturned the state\u2019s voter-approved gay marriage band.Although the decision cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California, the court sidestepped the question of whether banning gay marriages is unconstitutional.\u00A0Gov. Jerry Brown issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision on Prop. 8: \"After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California. In light of the decision, I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state's counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California as soon as the Ninth Circuit confirms the stay is lifted.\"An appeals court lifted the stay, and same-sex marriages resumed across California.Previous | Next"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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