The California Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of the state's recently passed same-sex marriage ban on Tuesday.
The oral arguments for the case were heard in March, and the decision is expected to determine what will happen to the estimated 18,000 same-sex marriages that were performed prior to November, if the ban is upheld. Gay rights groups and the Attorney General argued that the ban is unconstitutional, but for different reasons. Gay rights lawyers say that the ban is an illegal revision to the constitution, but Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown said that it was unconstitutional because it took away an inalienable right without justification, according to the LA Times.
During the oral arguments, all the justices expressed support for continuing to recognize the current married same-sex couples, but some of the judges seemed unconvinced that Prop. 8 was an unconstitutional revision.
The ruling is expected at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
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