California: Now what?
The fate of marriage rights in California -- and the nation -- could end up in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, if a majority of Golden State voters approve in November a state constitutional ban that would almost certainly override the state high court's inclusive marriage ruling. If the ban were appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, its current conservative majority would be less likely to look favorably on expanding marriage rights to include gay and lesbian couples than the California court, according to this article. San Jose Mercury News (Calif.) (05/17)