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To: KLP who wrote (59768)	8/12/2004 1:06:23 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

Calif. Court Voids S.F. Same-Sex Marriages ....ruling instead on the narrow issue of whether local officials could bypass California's judicial and legislative branches. [Well, duh. But I can hear the screams here in Jersey.] Aug 12, 1:00 PM (ET) By DAVID KRAVETS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that San Francisco's mayor overstepped his authority by issuing same-sex marriage licenses this spring. The court also voided all the marriages of gay and lesbian couples sanctioned by the city. The court said the city violated the law when it issued the certificates and performed the marriage ceremonies in a monthlong wedding march that began Feb. 12, since both legislation and a voter-approved measure defined marriage as a union between a man and woman. The court, however, did not resolve whether the California Constitution would permit a same-sex marriage, ruling instead on the narrow issue of whether local officials could bypass California's judicial and legislative branches.